If your area experiences hard frosts then any annual grass will be fine.... you may get some volunteers from seed next spring but they're easily removed.
Dave
I tore up the front yard (48 x 23') completely. Took up all the vegatation
> and put down 2 inches of topdress soil. I need to "temporarily" plant
> something in it while I work on the hardscape and before I get in all the
> scrubs and periennials. It will eventually be a garden area with no grass,
> only divided planting areas for scrubs, bushes, periennials, bulbs, mulch,
> ground cover and stepping stones. Will eventually have a bench and a raised
> garden box, too.
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> Bottom line, I don't want to plant a grass that will put me back to the
> original extremely hard work of removing grass to plant the final item. But
> need something to cover over the next year or two to keep it from becoming a
> muddy, weedy mess. Thanks
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