LawnByCounty

Alabama Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 67 counties · Average LDS: 24/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

Alabama covers USDA hardiness zones 7–9, with lawn difficulty averaging 24/100 across 67 counties. Centipedegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

Alabama grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

67/67

Avg best fit

94%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Autauga County158b
Calhoun County178a
Cleburne County178a
Blount County188a
Bullock County188b
Cherokee County188a
Choctaw County188b
Clay County188a
Crenshaw County188b
Lowndes County188b
Colbert County198a
Cullman County198a
Barbour County208b
Chambers County208a
Chilton County208b
DeKalb County208a
Pickens County208a
St. Clair County208a
Bibb County218a
Conecuh County218b
Franklin County217b
Marshall County218a
Morgan County218a
Elmore County228b
Jackson County227b
Lawrence County228a
Limestone County228a
Madison County228a
Russell County228b
Covington County238b
Lee County238b
Macon County238b
Marengo County238b
Montgomery County238b
Clarke County248b
Lamar County248a
Lauderdale County247b
Monroe County248b
Perry County248b
Pike County248b
Randolph County248a
Talladega County248a
Dale County258b
Etowah County258a
Jefferson County258a
Tallapoosa County258a
Dallas County268b
Shelby County268b
Sumter County268b
Tuscaloosa County268b
Coosa County278a
Greene County278b
Hale County278b
Wilcox County278b
Coffee County288b
Baldwin County299a
Butler County308b
Winston County307b
Fayette County318a
Marion County317b
Houston County329a
Walker County338a
Henry County348b
Washington County348b
Geneva County368b
Escambia County378b
Mobile County399a