Grasses are divided into two main groups: Warm season or cool season. Warm season grasses are those that thrive in hot weather, turn brown in the winter, spread by stolons or rhizomes, and must be overseeded in the winter for a green lawn. The main examples of this type are Bermuda, both common and hybrid, Zoysia and St. Augustine. Cool Season grasses, on the other hand, stay green year-round, are bladed grasses (In contrast to leaves on runners like warm season grasses) and do not spread. Bare spots in cool season grasses need to be re-seeded.

	Bakersfield     Mix**	Tall Fescue Blend*	Perennial Ryegrass*	Hybrid Bermuda	Common Bermuda
How to Propagate	Sow Seeds	Seed or Sod	Sow Seeds	Stolon, Seed, or Sod	Sow Seeds
Wearability	Very Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Drought Tolerance	Good	Very Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Shade Tolerance	Very Good	Very Good	Good	Shade Intolerant	Shade Intolerant
Resistance to Disease	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Usual Application	Home Lawns, Commercial Property	Home Lawns, Commercial Property	Home Lawns, Commercial Property	Home Lawns, Commercial Property	Home Lawns, Large areas- Parks and Fields
Comments	Best All-Around Bladed Grass: Mow Like Perennial; Needs Daily Water	Mow 3" or Higher: Great Looking Lawn; Best for Shade	Fine Blades Needs Daily Water: Mow 1½" to 2½" High	Looks Great: Smooth Surface; Disease Resistant	Cheapest to Seed and Maintain: A General Purpose Grass

*Do not apply fast-release nitrogen fertilizers in the summer to these grasses               

**Bakersfield Mix is a custom mixture of 50% Fescue and 50% perennial ryegrass                   

Note: If bermuda grass is in the group of weeds to be killed before planting, wait until May and spray with Roundup™ Quik Pro! (Ask for on of the renovation instruction sheets)