LawnByCounty

Virginia Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 133 counties · Average LDS: 20/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

Virginia covers USDA hardiness zones 6–8, with lawn difficulty averaging 20/100 across 133 counties. Kentucky Bluegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

Virginia 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

133/133

Avg best fit

78%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Colonial Heights city6—
Norton city6—
Radford city6—
Dinwiddie County77b
Poquoson city78b
James City County88a
Williamsburg city8—
Franklin city9—
Harrisonburg city9—
King George County97b
Portsmouth city98b
Salem city9—
Lancaster County108a
Bristol city117a
Fairfax city11—
Falls Church city117b
Richmond city117b
Buena Vista city13—
Galax city13—
Gloucester County138a
Middlesex County138a
New Kent County137b
Northumberland County138a
Surry County138a
Charles City County147b
Chesterfield County147b
Covington city14—
Essex County147b
Greensville County147b
Hampton city148b
Isle of Wight County148a
Lunenburg County147b
Newport News city148a
Petersburg city14—
Southampton County147b
Charlottesville city15—
Emporia city15—
Alexandria city168a
Lexington city16—
Lynchburg city167b
Martinsville city16—
Norfolk city168b
Roanoke city167b
York County168a
Campbell County177b
Danville city17—
Hopewell city17—
Mecklenburg County177b
Westmoreland County177b
Cumberland County187a
Halifax County187b
Henrico County187b
Amherst County197b
Mathews County198a
Northampton County198a
Virginia Beach city198b
Craig County207a
King and Queen County207b
Lee County207a
Richmond County207b
Scott County207a
Staunton city20—
Bedford County217b
Brunswick County217b
Caroline County217b
Hanover County217b
King William County217b
Nottoway County217b
Prince George County217b
Roanoke County217b
Waynesboro city21—
Accomack County228a
Albemarle County227b
Amelia County227b
Appomattox County227b
Charlotte County227b
Franklin County227b
Greene County227b
Henry County227b
Manassas Park city22—
Nelson County227b
Pittsylvania County227b
Prince Edward County227b
Russell County227a
Smyth County227a
Suffolk city228a
Sussex County227b
Arlington County237b
Botetourt County237b
Dickenson County237a
Fairfax County237b
Fredericksburg city237b
Tazewell County236b
Buchanan County247a
Patrick County247b
Bland County256b
Chesapeake city258a
Powhatan County257a
Spotsylvania County257a
Winchester city257a
Carroll County267a
Frederick County267a
Giles County267a
Washington County267a
Wise County267a
Wythe County267a
Alleghany County277a
Augusta County277a
Buckingham County277a
Floyd County277a
Grayson County277a
Montgomery County277a
Pulaski County277a
Bath County286b
Highland County286a
Rockbridge County287a
Louisa County297a
Clarke County307a
Goochland County307a
Orange County307a
Page County307a
Rockingham County307a
Shenandoah County307a
Stafford County307a
Fauquier County317a
Fluvanna County317a
Warren County317a
Loudoun County327a
Rappahannock County337a
Prince William County367a
Madison County377a
Manassas city377a
Culpeper County407a