How I Grow My Lawn with Other People's Grass

We live in a neighborhood full of retirees who are very particular about their gardens. There are a few though who are in bad health and simply cannot take care of their lawns the way they want to. Sometimes in the evening, when I think about it, I will walk over to a couple of houses and pull St. Augustine runners out of the road where it seems to like to grow. I take it home and soak it in water for a few days and then replant it in my lawn when I have time. It does well here in our soil which is mostly sand and surprisingly it really likes the shade of our oaks.


St. Augustine growing into the gravel road in our neighborhood:

These are photos showing newly planted runners in a bare area next to our storm cellar, water, water, water:

Here are some runners we planted last year. As you can see, they are taking off and filling in the bare spots. In another year or two we should have a full lawn in this area.