Last fall I decided I wanted toi try my hands at putting in a good lawn. I rototilled my front lawn and subsequently checked and adjusted the pH. I added a small amount of fertilizer and plantend Scotts Pure Premium Tall Fescue grass seed. This was in mid-October which is very pleasant here in Tennessee. In fact we had a week of warm weather and light rain that combined to have the seedlings popping up within a few days of planting. The winter came and went and this spring showed me something that I was really amazed at. My lawn looked like a golf course ! Short lived though. By mid-June my lawn was invaded with weeds even though I had used both a pre-emergent in February and a weed-&-feed in May. We had a week of high-temperatures which ran near or over 100 every day. I thought that the grass had gone dormant but evidently it simply died.
To cut this rather long story short, I'm looking for recommendations for a grass that can handle drought and high-heat without completely dying. I live about 60 miles south-east of Nashville, Tennessee and water isn't an issue as there is plenty around here. We have an underground stream on our property (and I mean real shallow!) as well as an above-ground stream about 100' down the road. The lawn usually has a heady dew and in fact I have to keep is mowed somewhat short or it will not dry out before sundown. Of course it does get cold here as well and I also have some dense shady areas where I was planning on putting creeping fescue.
Thanks for your recommendations.
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