Zoysia grass is a popular choice among Florida homeowners ... You can plant grass seed year-round in south Florida, but in the northern part of the state, it’s best to plant in spring or summer.

What happens when Zoysia ... grass you're gonna find. Okay, this is a very personal experience. When I moved in, to my new house decades ago, we had scads of native flowering dogwoods, Cornus Florida.

"I live in North Louisiana and my Zoysia grass in the backyard is being taken ... we had scads of native flowering dogwoods, Cornus Florida. They filled the woods behind our house with blossoms ...