One year I bought Zoysia grass plugs from a newspaper ad. They even sent the plugging tool. I planted them according to instructions, and it turned out that I didn’t have enough to cover my whole yard.
I watered and watered and WATERED them, but nothing happened. Oh well, I thought, at least I didn’t spend a lot of money.
After a few years, I started to notice the grass in that area getting thicker. It finally took. Over time, it spread to almost the whole yard and it WAS so thick that dandelions wouldn’t grow in it.
It was tough getting the lawnmower through it, and it was the last grass to turn green in the Spring, and the first to turn brown in the Fall.
I’m so glad I don’t have to fool with a lawn anymore.