Originally Posted By: esshup
Zoysia is a warm season grass, it goes dormant in cool weather. Just like I can't grow Bermuda here - not enough heat for a long enough time to get it established. Even tried the Yukon strain of Bermuda. It grew last year but didn't come back up this year.

Zoysia will grow here, but I don't know how much further North it will grow.


Common Bermudagrass is the dominant lawn grass here, but it is also a noxious weed, creeping into gardens, flower beds, and expansion joints in sidewalks. Be glad you don't have to deal with it.