[Mrs. Robinson]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson

I don't think Villagers want to go to the expense of replacing their entire lawn, although they could plant plugs which would take a long time to see the results.

The developer changed the sod to Zoysia because it was cheaper, I'm sure -- not because it is better and requires less water.

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Sez here that Zoyzia is more expensive than St. Augustine and also as I researched further, Zoyzia required less water;


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Sorry, but the sites mentioned above do not apply to Florida. Next time compare apples to apples.
Just as a point of information -- there are a number of different types of Zoysia and what grows here in Florida will probably not survive in Maryland (where that website is!).

Yes -- our Zoysia is a lot less expensive than Floratam, St. Augustine or any of its equivalents.
In addition, if you watered either type of these grasses every other day in the heat of the summer, I defy you to tell the difference between either of them because neither will die.

There is no question that in the winter, our brown Zoysia definitely is ugly.