That being said it suffers when grown in a shaded area so if you do choose to go with bermuda you ll want to make sure that you lay another type of grass in shaded areas of your lawn.
Grass for shady areas in georgia.
A perennial grass favored for warm climates from florida to the gulf coast and southern california st.
Augustine is also resilient in partial shade.
Perhaps the most popular grass in the mountain and upper piedmont areas of georgia is tall fescue.
The best grass for shade depends on location.
Avoid scalping turf in the spring.
Tall fescue festuca arundinacea.
This is a perennial bunch type grass that grows rapidly and requires frequent mowing in the spring and fall.
Zoysia grass and centipede grass are also decent shade grasses for southern climates however the more northern the lawn the less these grasses will thrive in the shade.
In north and middle georgia tall fescue is the best grass for partially shaded lawns.
This will allow more leaf area to intercept the limited amount of sunlight.
Centipedegrass is best used in the southern part of atlanta.
Warm season shade grass.
The best warm season shade grass is st.
Scotts bermuda grass lawn seed.
Tall fescue needs more water than the warm season grasses to stay green during the.
Augustine grass but it cannot be bought as seed.
Plant turf grass in the sunniest parts of your yard and.
Of course no grass grows well in shade or dense shade.
Augustine is a warm season grass that grows in full sunshine and partial shade.
For a lawn in south georgia or along the coast st.
Decline of turf in shade often begins after a single episode of scalping.