What is the best species of grass to grow where I live?
The turfgrasses are divided into cool-season and warm-season species. Cool-season species do better in the cooler times of the year and thrive in temperatures from 65° to 75° F. Warm-season grasses are best adapted to temperatures between 80° and 95° F. The cool-season grasses grow well in the cooler regions of the northern United States and the warm-season species are best adapted to the warmer regions of the southern U.S. Grass species adaptation in the U.S., however, is a little more complicated than that, with the U.S. having four separate climatic zones of grass adaptation. The cool humid zone encompasses the Northeast, several states of the Midwest, and much of the Pacific Northwest. (see map to the right) The cool arid zone includes much of the dryer areas of the Midwest and West. Cool season species such as Bluegrass, fescues, ryegrasses, and bentgrasses are best adapted to the cool humid zone; however, Buffalograss and zoysiagrass, both warm season grasses, are found in
