Question
I have 2 oak trees in my yard that have dropped a lot of acid into the soil over time. I bought my house from a person who did not take the best care of the lawn. There are areas that need to be replaced with sod. What type of sod would be recommended? Thick clay type soil in most of the yard. Most of the that i am looking to sod is full sun (front of yard is a slope and next to the asphalt driveway). I have been using lime to attempt to get the PH back in line. I need something that will work in poor soil, drought resistant and cold resistant (the joys of the Piedmont region of NC) and will not break the bank!! I believe that i will need roughly 330 square feet to get started. Any help on the type of sod would be greatly appreciated!! Live in Winston Salem NC, 27106

Answer
Zenith?Zoysia ECOGRASS?br> For Superior, Low Maintenance Landscaping


Dark green color and medium fine leaf produces a superior lawn or golf course fairway, tee or rough. Shade tolerance and dense growth habit allows means this lawn grass is widely adaptable to virtually any place in the landscape with some sun or light shade exposure.

Characteristic    Rating
Texture    Intermediate
Shade Tolerance    Good
Soil Preference    Clay / Loam
Fertility Requirement    Moderate
Peak Mowing Requirement    7 to 10 days
Care Required    Moderate
Method of Propagation    Seed / Sod

More comparison information on grasses is available in The Encyclopedia of Lawn Grasses by W. A. Roquemore and the Turfgrass Chart.
  

Get Super-Sod Sod Prices Zenith?Zoysia is the first sythetic cross zoysiagrass and the result of years of research. First introduced in 1990, this unique zoysiagrass sod is also available in seed form. Zenith?Zoysia provides a dark-green, medium-textured turf for use in home lawns, commercial landscapes, golf courses, sports fields and roadsides from Miami to Baltimore and west to Kansas City and beyond.

   * Best adapted turf for transition zone
   * Low water requirement
   * Low nutrition requirement
   * Winter hardy
   * Less frequent mowing required - from 1 to 2 inches - with either reel or rotary mowers
   * Dense turf resists weeds
   * Can be installed when sod is dormant

Zenith?Zoysia, available in both sod and seed, can be installed easily and provides a superior low maintenance lawn.