There are many factors to consider in choosing a variety of grass for your lawn including sun, shade, water, and soil, but weather-wise, Clemson.edu recommends Bermuda, Centipede, or Zoysia grasses for our central South Carolina region, and states: “Northern-adapted grasses (e.g., fine fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, and ryegrass) will grow in areas of South Carolina only during fall, winter and early spring months as part of overseeding, and will not survive year-round except turfgrass tall fescue at higher elevations in the mountains or upper Piedmont regions.”