LawnByCounty

Alabama Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 67 counties · Average LDS: 29/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

Alabama covers USDA hardiness zones 7–9, with lawn difficulty averaging 29/100 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
Choctaw County188b
Lowndes County188b
St. Clair County208a
Calhoun County228a
Cleburne County228a
Elmore County228b
Russell County228b
Blount County238a
Bullock County238b
Cherokee County238a
Clay County238a
Crenshaw County238b
Colbert County248a
Cullman County248a
Monroe County248b
Perry County248b
Chambers County258a
Chilton County258b
DeKalb County258a
Pickens County258a
Bibb County268a
Franklin County267b
Marshall County268a
Morgan County268a
Barbour County278b
Jackson County277b
Lawrence County278a
Limestone County278a
Madison County278a
Conecuh County288b
Lee County288b
Macon County288b
Marengo County288b
Clarke County298b
Lamar County298a
Lauderdale County297b
Pike County298b
Randolph County298a
Talladega County298a
Covington County308b
Etowah County308a
Jefferson County308a
Montgomery County308b
Tallapoosa County308a
Dallas County318b
Shelby County318b
Sumter County318b
Tuscaloosa County318b
Coosa County328a
Dale County328b
Greene County328b
Hale County328b
Houston County329a
Wilcox County328b
Butler County358b
Coffee County358b
Winston County357b
Baldwin County369a
Fayette County368a
Marion County367b
Walker County388a
Washington County398b
Geneva County418b
Henry County418b
Escambia County428b
Mobile County469a