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Old 09-24-2025, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by merrymini View Post
I have had zoysia for 10 years. My son in Minneola has st augustine. I prefer the zoysia. Every grass has different issues. My neighbor had his whole lawn removed and replaced with a form of st augustine and it looks good but mixing grasses is probably not a good idea. They look different and grow at different rates. St augustine looks weedy and rough and seems to take a long time to recover. As a matter of fact, the state of Florida does allow lawn substitutions, such as sunshine mimosa, which supersede local ordinances although you rarely see anyone doing it. It also allows people to install synthetic turf which I would prefer to see instead of rocks.
If Florida ALLOWS synthetic turf, why is it seldom seen in The Villages? And what is the story on Sunshine Mimosa (which sounds like a drink at a bar)?
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