04-13-2007, 02:32 PM
We have three or four different types of zoysia (sp?)and/or mondo grass in our yard. There is the nice dark 6" tall "dragon's beard" which is tucked between rocks on the wall to make a grassy looking embankment. We have several different types of the zoysia grass which will turn into little clumps once it gets established enough. So far ours hasn't done that. There is also a smaller and lighter green colored mondo grass.
We get flats of grasses we like or starts of it and then plant it in an area. As it spreads, we pull out the grasses we don't like to make the areas of the grasses we do like larger. Once the zoysia grass gets established, other grasses and weeds don't take over as much although it does need to be weeded every once in awhile to keep the grasses which sprout by runners from getting a toe hold in the zoysia areas.
The fellow who was here before us planted a variety of grasses which are low growing. He just got them from other folks' lawns, he didn't know if they had names or not but just got ones he liked and put them around.
There are loads of things to plant other than grass, although if you want to walk on it or sit on it, that can limit your choices somewhat. Chamomile and thyme are lovely things to make into "lawn". They smell lovely when walked or sat on.
We get flats of grasses we like or starts of it and then plant it in an area. As it spreads, we pull out the grasses we don't like to make the areas of the grasses we do like larger. Once the zoysia grass gets established, other grasses and weeds don't take over as much although it does need to be weeded every once in awhile to keep the grasses which sprout by runners from getting a toe hold in the zoysia areas.
The fellow who was here before us planted a variety of grasses which are low growing. He just got them from other folks' lawns, he didn't know if they had names or not but just got ones he liked and put them around.
There are loads of things to plant other than grass, although if you want to walk on it or sit on it, that can limit your choices somewhat. Chamomile and thyme are lovely things to make into "lawn". They smell lovely when walked or sat on.
Kurt Wilson