DALLAS — Zoysia grass, introduced into the United States from China in 1895, grows well in lightly shaded areas. It's fairly drought-tolerant, similar to Bermuda. And it handles wear and tear ...

Leaves of Emerald zoysia are quite stiff. Walking on it feels like walking on carpet with padding underneath. Walking on Bermuda grass, on the other hand, feels like walking on carpet with no padding.

If you fancy a brilliant emerald green lawn that doesn’t need mowing, mossy-looking landscapes without the challenge of growing moss, and softness so alluring you can’t keep your hands off it ...

Brown patches are common in fine-bladed zoysia grass varieties, like ‘Emerald’, right now because it is so slow to green up. Have patience, eventually it will all be green.

Tom Rogers and his yard are the envy of the neighborhood this summer.While surrounding cool-season fescue lawns bake in abnormally dry, hot weather, his warm-season zoysia stays mostly lush and ...

The Daily Press featured Tom and his Zeon zoysia lawn in August 2010. ... El Toro, Emerald, Jamur, Miyako and Victoria, are listed as promising” sod and sprig forms for eastern Virginia only.

THE RIGHT GRASS: St. Augustine, centipede and Emerald zoysia are the lawn types that can tolerate the most shade for our area. Of the three, St. Augustine is the most shade tolerant.