Lawn Care Guides by City
Hyper-local advice for your USDA zone, frost dates, and neighborhood-level climate quirks.
Charlotte
North Carolina
USDA Zone:8a
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 8
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Dallas
Texas
USDA Zone:8a
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, St. Augustinegrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 22
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Houston
Texas
USDA Zone:9a
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Zoysiagrass, Bermudagrass
First Frost: Dec 10
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Jacksonville
Florida
USDA Zone:9a
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Bahiagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Dec 20
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Orlando
Florida
USDA Zone:9b
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Bahiagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Jan 12
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Phoenix
Arizona
USDA Zone:9b
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Buffalograss, Ryegrass (winter overseed)
First Frost: Dec 13
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Raleigh
North Carolina
USDA Zone:7b
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 4
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San Antonio
Texas
USDA Zone:8b
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 30
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Atlanta
Georgia
USDA Zone:8a
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Tall Fescue
First Frost: Nov 12
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Austin
Texas
USDA Zone:8b
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, St. Augustinegrass, Buffalograss
First Frost: Nov 28
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Fort Worth
Texas
USDA Zone:8a
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, St. Augustinegrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 22
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Miami
Florida
USDA Zone:10b
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Zoysiagrass, Bermudagrass
First Frost: —
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Nashville
Tennessee
USDA Zone:7a
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Oct 28
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Tampa
Florida
USDA Zone:9b
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Bahiagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Jan 5
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Tucson
Arizona
USDA Zone:9a
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Buffalograss, Ryegrass (winter overseed)
First Frost: Nov 30
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Augusta
Georgia
USDA Zone:8a
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Centipedegrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 9
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Baltimore
Maryland
USDA Zone:7b
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Fine Fescue
First Frost: Nov 4
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
USDA Zone:9a
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Centipedegrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 25
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Birmingham
Alabama
USDA Zone:8a
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Centipedegrass
First Frost: Nov 9
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Boston
Massachusetts
USDA Zone:7a
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Fine Fescue
First Frost: Oct 25
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Chandler
Arizona
USDA Zone:9b
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Buffalograss, Ryegrass (winter overseed)
First Frost: Dec 9
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Charleston
South Carolina
USDA Zone:9a
Top Grasses: Centipedegrass, St. Augustinegrass, Bermudagrass
First Frost: Nov 22
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Chicago
Illinois
USDA Zone:6a
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass
First Frost: Oct 18
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Cleveland
Ohio
USDA Zone:6a
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass
First Frost: Oct 27
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Colorado Springs
Colorado
USDA Zone:5b
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Buffalograss
First Frost: Sep 30
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Columbia
South Carolina
USDA Zone:8a
Top Grasses: Centipedegrass, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 7
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Columbus
Ohio
USDA Zone:6a
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass
First Frost: Oct 19
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Corpus Christi
Texas
USDA Zone:9b
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Dec 24
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Denver
Colorado
USDA Zone:5b
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Buffalograss
First Frost: Oct 7
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Detroit
Michigan
USDA Zone:6b
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass, Fine Fescue
First Frost: Oct 15
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El Paso
Texas
USDA Zone:8a
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Buffalograss, Ryegrass (winter overseed)
First Frost: Nov 14
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Fort Myers
Florida
USDA Zone:10a
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Bahiagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Jan 28
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Fresno
California
USDA Zone:9b
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Tall Fescue, Hybrid Bermudagrass
First Frost: Nov 20
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Honolulu
Hawaii
USDA Zone:12b
Top Grasses: Zoysiagrass, Seashore Paspalum, Bermudagrass
First Frost: no frost
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Indianapolis
Indiana
USDA Zone:6a
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass
First Frost: Oct 17
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Kansas City
Missouri
USDA Zone:6a
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass
First Frost: Oct 25
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Knoxville
Tennessee
USDA Zone:7a
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Oct 30
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Las Vegas
Nevada
USDA Zone:9a
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Buffalograss, Ryegrass (winter overseed)
First Frost: Nov 19
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Lexington
Kentucky
USDA Zone:6b
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass
First Frost: Oct 23
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Long Beach
California
USDA Zone:10b
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Tall Fescue, St. Augustinegrass
First Frost: no frost
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Los Angeles
California
USDA Zone:10b
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Tall Fescue, St. Augustinegrass
First Frost: no frost
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Louisville
Kentucky
USDA Zone:7a
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass
First Frost: Oct 31
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Lubbock
Texas
USDA Zone:7b
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Buffalograss, Tall Fescue
First Frost: Nov 5
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Memphis
Tennessee
USDA Zone:7b
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Tall Fescue, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 8
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Mesa
Arizona
USDA Zone:9b
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Buffalograss, Ryegrass (winter overseed)
First Frost: Dec 8
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
USDA Zone:6a
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass, Fine Fescue
First Frost: Oct 12
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
USDA Zone:5a
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Fine Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass
First Frost: Oct 1
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New Orleans
Louisiana
USDA Zone:9b
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Centipedegrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Dec 10
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New York
New York
USDA Zone:7b
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Fine Fescue
First Frost: Nov 3
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Oakland
California
USDA Zone:10a
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Fine Fescue
First Frost: no frost
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
USDA Zone:7a
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Tall Fescue, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 5
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Omaha
Nebraska
USDA Zone:5b
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Buffalograss
First Frost: Oct 8
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
USDA Zone:7b
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass
First Frost: Nov 9
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
USDA Zone:6b
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass
First Frost: Oct 25
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Portland
Oregon
USDA Zone:8b
Top Grasses: Perennial Ryegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue
First Frost: Nov 15
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Richmond
Virginia
USDA Zone:7b
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 5
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Sacramento
California
USDA Zone:9b
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Bermudagrass, Hybrid Bermudagrass
First Frost: Nov 28
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Salt Lake City
Utah
USDA Zone:7a
Top Grasses: Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Buffalograss
First Frost: Oct 18
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San Diego
California
USDA Zone:10b
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Tall Fescue, St. Augustinegrass
First Frost: no frost
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San Francisco
California
USDA Zone:10a
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Fine Fescue
First Frost: no frost
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San Jose
California
USDA Zone:10a
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Bermudagrass, Kentucky Bluegrass
First Frost: Dec 20
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Sarasota
Florida
USDA Zone:10a
Top Grasses: St. Augustinegrass, Bahiagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Jan 22
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Savannah
Georgia
USDA Zone:9a
Top Grasses: Centipedegrass, St. Augustinegrass, Bermudagrass
First Frost: Nov 23
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Seattle
Washington
USDA Zone:8b
Top Grasses: Perennial Ryegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue
First Frost: Nov 21
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St. Louis
Missouri
USDA Zone:6b
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Oct 27
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
USDA Zone:7a
Top Grasses: Bermudagrass, Tall Fescue, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 6
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Virginia Beach
Virginia
USDA Zone:8a
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Nov 13
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Washington
District of Columbia
USDA Zone:7b
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Fine Fescue
First Frost: Nov 8
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Wichita
Kansas
USDA Zone:7a
Top Grasses: Tall Fescue, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass
First Frost: Oct 22
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