Grass and Ground Covers
Grasses and groundcovers are very important elements in the landscape. To assist you in choosing the best for your situation we offer these tables with basic growing information. Please click on the hyperlinked (in blue) text to get more information on each grass and groundcover
| Turfgrasses | Propagation | Shade Tolerance | Salt Tolerance | Mowing Height | Insects/Pests | Diseases |
| Bahia | Seed | Very Light | Poor | 3-4″ rotary | Mole Crickets | Dollar Spot |
| Bermuda | Seed,Sod | None | Very Poor | 0.5-1″ reel | Mole Crickets Nematodes | Brown Patch, Dollar Spot, Helminthosporium Leaf Spot |
| Centipede | Seed, Sod, Plugs | Very Light | Very Poor | 1.5-2″ rotary | Spittlebugs, Sod Webworms, Nematodes | Brown Patch, Dollar Spot |
| St.Augustine | Sod, Plugs | Moderate | Very Good | 2.5-4″ rotary | Chinchbugs, Sod Webworms | Brown Patch, Gray-leaf spot |
| Zoysia | Seed, Sod, Plugs | Light | Very Good | 1-2″ reel | Hunting Billbug, Nematodes | Brown Patch, Dollar Spot, Rust |
| Groundcovers | Height | Light | Drought Tolerance | Salt Tolerance |
| Ajuga, Ajuga reptans | 2″, 6-10″ in flower | Sun to Partial Shade | Low | Low |
| Asiatic Jasmine, Trachelospermum asiaticum | 8-12″ | Full Sun to Full Shade | Moderate | Moderate |
| Border Grass, Liriope spp. | 6-18″ | Shade | High | Moderate |
| Cast Iron Plant, Aspidistra elatior | 20-30″ | Shade | Low | Moderate |
| Creeping Fig, Ficus pumila | 8-12″ | Sun to Partial Shade | High | Moderate |
| Coontie, Zamia pumila | 12-36″ | Sun to Shade | High | High |
| Daylily, Hemerocallis spp. | 6-12″, 12-36″ in flower | Sun | High | High |
| Dwarf Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides Radicans | 6-12″ | Sun to Partial Shade | Moderate | Low |
| Ivy, Algerian, Hedera canariensis | 6″ | Shade | Moderate | High |
| Ivy, English, Hedera helix | 6″ | Shade | Moderate | High |
| Juniper, Blue Pacific, Juniperus conferta‘Blue Pacific’ | 12-18″ | Sun | High | High |
| Juniper, Blue Rug, Juniperus horizontalis’Wiltonii’ | 10-12″ | Sun | High | Low |
| Juniper, Parsons Juniperus chinensis ‘Parsonii’ | 18-24″ | Sun | High | Moderate |
| Juniper, Procumbens, Juniperus chinensis procumbens nana | 12-18″ | Sun | High | Moderate |
| Mondograss, Ophiopogon japonicus | 6-12″ | Shade | High | Moderate |
| Vinca Vine, Vinca major | 12″ | Partial Shade | Moderate | Low |