Grass is grass, and thankfully I am on the right-side (upside of it)
I pay Massey to keep it green and clean of weeds and bugs and another guy to keep it trimmed.
We had Kentucky Blue up North, Bermuda in Memphis and Saint Augustine here.
My favorite was Bermuda and the more sand you gave it the healthier it got. It would not start growing until the temps hit 80 degrees and mowing it was not the struggle you have with Saint Augustine.
I could not find a lawnmower front wheel or rear wheel drive that would not require an extra effort by me to get it moving. its why I finally hired a guy to mow it.
Two of my neighbors removed Saint Augustine and replaced it with Empire Zoysia . I recall the cost to them was $2,000. My brother also has Zoysia. I do
not like zoysia because it turns a god- awful brown