Grass Discussion
We have a frank discussion about grass, types and uses, basically the stuff in the front yard that some one may or may not nag you about cutting and keeping it cut. Do you really enjoy the treadmill….
There are two types of grass that you can grow, warm season and cold season grass. The big differences are how fast they grow and which way, and when they go dormant.
Ok here goes; cool season grass, what you will often find planted north of the North Carolina state line, grows quickly, requires reseeding often, lots and lots of water, and will remain green all the way through the winter and even grows then too. I like to cut grass in November and December. (No, no I don’t) It goes dormant, get this in the heat of the summer when it is usually nine hundred degrees outside and it has not rained in about three weeks, of course its going to turn brown. Of course the seed is cheap, think about it,
On the other hand, warm season grass turns brown in the cooler months of the year, my yard in Florida and in Newport News would turn brown sometime around November or December. It grows sideways and will remain green all summer when it is about nine hundred degrees outside, and it has not rained in three weeks. It also grows as much sideways as it does vertically, I used to cut the yard in Newport News about once every ten days to two weeks. 
The following grasses are classified as cool/cold season grasses; Kentucky Blue grass, Fescue– all types, Rye grass, and various and sundry types of mixtures that the garden centers decide to peddle under the guise of greener, tougher, better.
The warm season grasses are Bermuda, Centipede, Carpet grass, Zoysia, and Saint Augustine. These typically propagated using plugs or sod in most cases and usually take about two seasons to grow in well.
Here is a bit of extra guidance for grass selection: Selecting Turfgrass