Different soils? How odd.
When I was growing up, we had lawn in front of the house, but the back was farm buildings, until my dad divided it into lots and sold them. Then, of course, we had neighbors were the horse corral and the pig pen used to be...not much difference, I guess! LOL!
I think it’s different kinds of grass, and different drainage. The builder put sod in the front hard, but it never really took off, and we’ve tried all kinds of seed, with very mixed results.
My mother wants me to get a mental-health workup for Pat; she thinks he’s autistic. I’m willing to do this to make Mom happy, but I don’t even know what kind of specialist to call! I’ll spend the next few days calling some of the education staff at church to see what they suggest.