The grass in this picture is a variety of zoysia called Shadow Turf. The tree above that lawn is a low hanging English walnut. The yard gets only a few minutes of direct sun during the day. The grass is extremely dense and feels excellent underfoot. I took that photo because it shows how long it can take to spread. The lawn was plugged at 1 foot intervals 18 months prior to the photo. You can see in the darkest part of the yard it has not quite fully covered. You probably have too much shade for Kentucky bluegrass. It is a sun loving grass but it also is a sod forming grass like St Augustine. You'll probably have to mail order the Shadow Turf. On the east coast look at Diamond zoysia. If I'm not mistaken it is advertised for shade.

JamesT, very nice, thanks for the pics . . . this summer I ripped out my fescue and sodded Bermuda - please let me know, how 'wooly' would you suggest I let it get / maintain it over the winter; and in the spring, when should I give it its first cut, and how low should I go . . . ? I'm near Huntsville, AL so I would think conditions are similar for each of us, so I'm hopeful, 'if I just do what that guy does, I'll have a lawn as nice as his' . . . :-) FYI . . . it was very hot and dry here and I let the lawn get a little taller than I might have otherwise so it's not at my 'ideal' height (about 3/4 of an inch, right . . . ?), i.e. it's at about 2". I need to get the winter dormancy height, right, soon, right (?), otherwise at that first frost I'll 'get' whatever height it 'frosts' at . . . right? Any insight is appreciated . . . thank you very much.

Datura is common in Texas and pretty much all over the US. I grew up in Okla/Ark and now live in Pa and it's common both places. Noxious field weed all over the south.

Something in the mustard family?