Selecting a Zoysia in Central Texas

centraltexaspeeps – posted 15 August 2009 15:11

I am moving from my home in the Austin area to a new home in Round Rock. I am deciding on a grass for the backyard (bare from the builder). I am having a irrigation system installed, so keeping a regular watering schedule will not be a problem. Shade tolerance obviously is not too much an issue with the current situation (minimal shade, no mature trees), but I would like to plan ahead. I currently have a bermuda hybrid at my home, which has been fine, but it seems like Zoysia has similar characteristic, but is a little bit better of a grass.

The front has Tif 419.

Anyone have a Zoysia or other grass they would recommend? Further, anyone you recommend buying from? I don’t mind spending a little more now in order to get a grass that I will be happy with for years.

Thanks in advance for the help/advice!

mrmumbels – posted 18 August 2009 06:11

In my opinion my empirezoysia looks way better than bermuda although I don’t know the comparisons when it comes to watering and sun. I will say, empire zoysia will grow in the shade but if you have any traffic on it within that shaded region it will take forever to come back.

saltcedar – posted 27 August 2009 13:37

Pallisades Zoysia, after 2years of drought and heat theEmpire has fallen

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