Types of Grass Sod
St. Augustine, Zoysia, Bermuda, and Centipede. Pick the one that fits your lot.
Order fresh-cut sod by the pallet for your Northshore property. Each grass below has its own strengths in sun, shade, traffic, and soil. Click any card for cultivars, care basics, and pricing details, or call for a recommendation based on your specific lot.
Pick the grass that fits your lot.
Your sun exposure, soil profile, traffic load, and maintenance preference all shift the recommendation. Pick the tab that matches your yard.
The only grass on the schedule that thrives with 4 hours of direct sun and the rest filtered. Your Old Mandeville, Olde Towne Slidell, or downtown Hammond lot wants St. Augustine for the wide-blade carpet under heavy oak canopy.
View St. AugustineHighest drought tolerance, fastest wear recovery, and the only grass that handles athletic-field traffic. Your Highway 22 corridor, Highway 603 inland subdivisions, or commercial-site lot wants Bermuda for the fine-bladed performance under full sun.
View BermudaFine blade, manicured look, drought tolerance, and partial shade tolerance. Your Beau Chene, Money Hill, or Cross Gates lot wants Zoysia for the tight carpet that handles family traffic without sacrificing the look.
View ZoysiaLowest maintenance, fewest mowings, and built for the regional acidic sandy loam. Your Lacombe acre-plus, rural Picayune, or pine-belt rural lot wants Centipede for the slow-growth pattern that saves twenty mowings a year.
View CentipedeThe four grasses we deliver.
Each grass has its own strengths and its own ideal lot profile. Click any card for cultivars, care basics, and the full FAQ.
St. Augustine
The most popular grass type across the southern region. Dark green, broad-leaf grass with good shade tolerance.
- Wide Blade grass with dense growth that outgrows most weeds.
- Performs better in shade than other warm season turfgrasses.
- Tolerates moderate foot traffic and has very good wear recovery.
- Most Popular grass in the area.
Zoysia
A dense, carpet-like grass with high wear tolerance and shade tolerance. Dark green color with fine to medium leaf texture.
- Fine blade to medium blade grass with very dense carpet like growth.
- Performs better in shade than most other warm season turf grasses.
- Tolerates heavy foot traffic and has very good wear recovery.
- Used in lawns and Golf Courses across the country.
Bermuda
A compact, low-growing, fine-blade grass. Medium to dark green color. Requires full sun to grow properly.
- Fine blade grass.
- Warm-Season, Heat-Tolerant Grass. Great for Southeast Lawns.
- Performs better in full sun, but can tolerate a little shade.
- High Foot Traffic Tolerance and Fast Recovery from wear.
- Great for Athletic Fields and High Use areas.
Centipede
One of the more affordable grasses. Light green medium-width leaf blade. Easy to grow.
- Medium blade grass.
- Warm-Season, Heat-Tolerant Grass. Great for Southeast Lawns.
- Performs better in full sun, but can tolerate a little shade.
- Low Maintenance & Fertilization Requirements.
- Called Lazy Man's Grass since it's easy to maintain.
Grass comparison.
Quick reference for how the four grasses stack up across the factors that matter most.
- St. Augustine
- Zoysia
- Bermuda
- Centipede
- Sun requirement
- Partial shade to full sun
- Full sun, partial shade OK
- Full sun only
- Full sun, moderate shade OK
- Shade tolerance
- Best of the four
- Good (Palisades cultivar)
- Poor
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Good
- Best (TifTuf)
- Good
- Foot traffic
- Moderate
- Heavy
- Heaviest, fastest recovery
- Light
- Blade type
- Wide
- Fine to medium
- Fine
- Medium
- Mowing height
- 3-4 inches
- 1-3 inches
- 0.5-1.5 inches
- 1.5-2 inches
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Moderate to high
- High (heaviest feeder)
- Lowest
Picking the right grass.
Pick by sun exposure first. Heavy oak canopy or shaded yard means St. Augustine. Open full-sun lot with high traffic means Bermuda. Family yard with partial sun means Zoysia. Rural acreage on acidic soil means Centipede. Soil profile and use case shift the recommendation, which is why your installer walks the lot at the quote stage.
St. Augustine has been the most-installed grass on the Northshore for decades. The wide blade, deep green color, and shade tolerance fit the older oak-canopy neighborhoods across most of Mandeville, Covington, Slidell, and Hammond. Palmetto St. Augustine is the cultivar your installer drops on most St. Augustine jobs.
Centipede. Slow growth means fewer mowings. Light fertilizer needs cut the chemical bill. Tolerance for the regional acidic sandy loam means no soil amendments needed. Centipede saves roughly twenty mowings per year on a one-acre lot compared to Bermuda or Zoysia.
Yes, and your installer can recommend it. Heavy oak canopy in the front yard plus a sunny back yard frequently calls for St. Augustine in front and Zoysia or Bermuda in back. Larger acreage with mixed exposure can run two or three grasses across the property. Mention zone differences when you call for a quote.
Cut and loaded fresh, then delivered to your property. Pallets reach your lot within 24 to 48 hours of cutting. Plan to install within 24 hours of delivery, especially in summer heat.
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