Tennessee Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 95 counties · Average LDS: 22/100

Tennessee covers USDA hardiness zones 7–8, with lawn difficulty averaging 22/100 across 95 counties. Centipedegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

Tennessee 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

95/95

Avg best fit

95%

Species

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

County	LDS	Zone	Top Grass
Cocke County	10	7b	Tall Fescue
Hawkins County	11	7b	Tall Fescue
Grainger County	12	7b	Centipedegrass
Smith County	12	7b	Tall Fescue
Washington County	12	7b	Centipedegrass
Hamblen County	13	7b	Centipedegrass
Sumner County	13	7b	Tall Fescue
Cheatham County	14	7b	Tall Fescue
Hancock County	14	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Union County	14	7b	Tall Fescue
Wilson County	14	7b	Tall Fescue
Henry County	15	7b	Tall Fescue
Montgomery County	15	7b	Tall Fescue
Obion County	15	7b	Tall Fescue
Stewart County	15	7b	Tall Fescue
Williamson County	15	7b	Tall Fescue
Dyer County	16	7b	Tall Fescue
Van Buren County	16	7b	Tall Fescue
Jefferson County	17	7b	Centipedegrass
Rhea County	17	7b	Tall Fescue
Tipton County	17	8a	Tall Fescue
Blount County	18	7b	Tall Fescue
Cannon County	18	7b	Tall Fescue
Davidson County	18	7b	Centipedegrass
DeKalb County	18	7b	Centipedegrass
Greene County	18	7b	Centipedegrass
Lauderdale County	18	8a	Tall Fescue
Lincoln County	18	7b	Tall Fescue
Rutherford County	18	7b	Tall Fescue
Sullivan County	18	7b	Centipedegrass
Macon County	19	7b	Tall Fescue
Warren County	19	7b	Centipedegrass
White County	19	7b	Tall Fescue
Benton County	20	7b	Centipedegrass
Giles County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Knox County	20	7b	Centipedegrass
Lake County	20	7b	Buffalograss
Lewis County	20	7b	Centipedegrass
Marshall County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Shelby County	20	8a	Tall Fescue
Anderson County	21	7b	Centipedegrass
Crockett County	21	7b	Centipedegrass
Dickson County	21	7b	Centipedegrass
Hickman County	21	7b	Centipedegrass
Houston County	21	7b	Centipedegrass
Pickett County	21	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Trousdale County	21	7b	Tall Fescue
Carroll County	22	7b	Centipedegrass
Clay County	22	7a	Tall Fescue
Hardeman County	22	7b	Centipedegrass
Henderson County	22	7b	Centipedegrass
Loudon County	22	7b	Centipedegrass
Roane County	22	7b	Centipedegrass
Robertson County	22	7a	Tall Fescue
Bledsoe County	23	7b	Centipedegrass
Bradley County	23	7b	Centipedegrass
Fayette County	23	8a	Centipedegrass
Hamilton County	23	8a	Tall Fescue
Haywood County	23	7b	Centipedegrass
Lawrence County	23	7b	Centipedegrass
Madison County	23	7b	Centipedegrass
Maury County	23	7b	Centipedegrass
Polk County	23	7b	Tall Fescue
Decatur County	24	7b	Centipedegrass
Fentress County	24	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Meigs County	24	7b	Centipedegrass
Scott County	24	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Bedford County	25	7b	Tall Fescue
Jackson County	25	7a	Tall Fescue
Morgan County	25	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Humphreys County	26	7b	Centipedegrass
Johnson County	26	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Marion County	26	7b	Centipedegrass
McNairy County	26	7b	Centipedegrass
Monroe County	26	7b	Centipedegrass
Perry County	26	7b	Centipedegrass
Sevier County	26	7b	Tall Fescue
Claiborne County	27	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Coffee County	27	7b	Centipedegrass
Hardin County	27	7b	Centipedegrass
Unicoi County	27	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Campbell County	28	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Carter County	28	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Franklin County	28	7b	Centipedegrass
Moore County	28	7b	Tall Fescue
Overton County	28	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Weakley County	28	7b	Centipedegrass
Sequatchie County	29	7b	Centipedegrass
Cumberland County	30	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Gibson County	30	7b	Centipedegrass
McMinn County	32	7b	Tall Fescue
Putnam County	33	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Chester County	34	7b	Centipedegrass
Wayne County	35	7b	Centipedegrass
Grundy County	37	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass