I plowed up 3 parts of my yard and planted zoysia, bermuda, and centipede. Centipede is good but there are few weed killers you can use with it. There are good weed killers for use in Bermuda and Zoysia. The Bermuda is wimpy though, you will have kill weeds frequently. The Zoysia is wonderful. It is very slow growing. That's bad because it takes a long time to fill in but it's great because it still looks good a week after cutting while the Centipede is looking ragged. You should know that what I planted either did not come up or came up very sparingly, especially if planted late in the summer. It came up the next year in all cases for me. What I planted 5 years ago looks fantastic now. I have no trouble cutting Scott's Zoysia with a normal lawn mower. I've been told that older versions required a special (reel) mower to cut. Besides looking great for along time after cutting (compared to Centipede or Bermuda) and feeling great (very well cushioned compared to other grasses) it requires very little effort on your part to keep the weeds out. Once it completely fills in - that does take a few years - it chokes the weeds out. The opposite happens with Bermuda. You may want to plant Bermuda with your Zoysia. That's what I do now. The Bermuda fills in quickly and the same weed killers are good for both grasses. Then the Zoysia chokes out the weeds and Bermuda as it fills in. As you can tell, I'm sold. You will be too if you are patient enough to wait for it.