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From: piety@hplabs.UUCP (Bob Piety )
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Help with lawn selection needed
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Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 15:49:29 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun  6 15:49:29 1985
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I am thinking about planting a lawn in a sunny, dry area which I don't want
to water very much.  Reading various pieces of literature has helped me
narrow my choice to Zoysia (Japonica, Meyer, or Z-52) or Tifgreen Bermuda.
I am especially interested in the Zoysia, but it is not popular around here
and I have only seen pictures of it in magazines and books.  Anyone out
there with any experience with it?

I hate to mow lawns and plan to only do so once or twice a year.  Any
suggestions as to which grass will be a better choice under those conditions? 
How long do each get if unmowed?  Any other suggestions for a
drought-resistant ground cover that can be walked on?  

By the way, I don't care about how the lawn looks since it is going in the
back yard & will replace dirt, rocks, weeds and sand.  I just don't want to
wind up wading through knee-high grass if it isn't regularly mowed.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Bob