Tennessee Lawn Care Guide

Name: Tennessee Lawn Care Data
Creator: USDA / NOAA
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Lawn care guide for 95 counties · Average LDS: 25/100

Tennessee covers USDA hardiness zones 7–8, with lawn difficulty averaging 25/100 across 95 counties. Centipedegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

County	LDS	Zone	Top Grass
Grainger County	12	7b	Centipedegrass
Washington County	12	7b	Centipedegrass
Hawkins County	13	7b	Tall Fescue
Hancock County	14	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Union County	14	7b	Tall Fescue
Cocke County	15	7b	Tall Fescue
Smith County	17	7b	Tall Fescue
Hamblen County	18	7b	Centipedegrass
Sumner County	18	7b	Tall Fescue
Van Buren County	18	7b	Tall Fescue
Cheatham County	19	7b	Tall Fescue
Jefferson County	19	7b	Centipedegrass
Wilson County	19	7b	Tall Fescue
Blount County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Cannon County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Greene County	20	7b	Centipedegrass
Henry County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Lake County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Montgomery County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Obion County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Rutherford County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Stewart County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Sullivan County	20	7b	Centipedegrass
Williamson County	20	7b	Tall Fescue
Dyer County	21	7b	Tall Fescue
White County	21	7b	Tall Fescue
Clay County	22	7a	Tall Fescue
Giles County	22	7b	Tall Fescue
Marshall County	22	7b	Tall Fescue
Rhea County	22	7b	Tall Fescue
Tipton County	22	8a	Bahiagrass
Davidson County	23	7b	Centipedegrass
DeKalb County	23	7b	Centipedegrass
Dickson County	23	7b	Centipedegrass
Hickman County	23	7b	Centipedegrass
Lauderdale County	23	8a	Bermudagrass
Lincoln County	23	7b	Tall Fescue
Pickett County	23	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Trousdale County	23	7b	Tall Fescue
Macon County	24	7b	Tall Fescue
Warren County	24	7b	Centipedegrass
Benton County	25	7b	Centipedegrass
Bledsoe County	25	7b	Centipedegrass
Knox County	25	7b	Centipedegrass
Lewis County	25	7b	Centipedegrass
Shelby County	25	8a	Bahiagrass
Anderson County	26	7b	Centipedegrass
Crockett County	26	7b	Centipedegrass
Fentress County	26	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Houston County	26	7b	Centipedegrass
Scott County	26	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Carroll County	27	7b	Centipedegrass
Hardeman County	27	7b	Centipedegrass
Henderson County	27	7b	Centipedegrass
Jackson County	27	7a	Tall Fescue
Loudon County	27	7b	Centipedegrass
Morgan County	27	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Roane County	27	7b	Centipedegrass
Robertson County	27	7a	Tall Fescue
Bradley County	28	7b	Centipedegrass
Fayette County	28	8a	Centipedegrass
Hamilton County	28	8a	Bermudagrass
Haywood County	28	7b	Centipedegrass
Johnson County	28	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Lawrence County	28	7b	Centipedegrass
Madison County	28	7b	Centipedegrass
Maury County	28	7b	Centipedegrass
Monroe County	28	7b	Centipedegrass
Perry County	28	7b	Centipedegrass
Polk County	28	7b	Tall Fescue
Sevier County	28	7b	Tall Fescue
Claiborne County	29	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Decatur County	29	7b	Centipedegrass
Meigs County	29	7b	Centipedegrass
Unicoi County	29	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Bedford County	30	7b	Tall Fescue
Campbell County	30	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Carter County	30	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Moore County	30	7b	Tall Fescue
Overton County	30	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Humphreys County	31	7b	Centipedegrass
Marion County	31	7b	Centipedegrass
McNairy County	31	7b	Centipedegrass
Coffee County	32	7b	Centipedegrass
Cumberland County	32	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Hardin County	32	7b	Centipedegrass
Franklin County	33	7b	Centipedegrass
Weakley County	33	7b	Centipedegrass
Sequatchie County	34	7b	Centipedegrass
Gibson County	35	7b	Centipedegrass
Putnam County	35	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass
Chester County	36	7b	Centipedegrass
McMinn County	37	7b	Tall Fescue
Wayne County	37	7b	Centipedegrass
Grundy County	39	7a	Kentucky Bluegrass