[quote=no_such_reality]AN. Did you use the UC Verde hybrid developed by the UC schools? Does it need regular mowing? I can only confuse my gardener so much[/quote]
I initially wanted to use UC Verde. I told my landscaper that that’s the one I wanted. But somehow, he end up just buying the buffalo grass seeds instead. It end up have similar result, it’s just the one I end up getting have seeds from the grass while the UC Verde doesn’t. But the growth height is about the same. I went through most of last year without mowing. I was fine with the look but my wife wanted it shorter, so now, I’m mowing about once a month. They grow a lot slower than Tall Fescue. At full height of 6-8″, because the blades are thin, the grass tend to lie down a little bit. Kinda of like what you see the the prairies. I didn’t water it between October and January and it started to turn brown (dormant) and when I started the sprinkler again, it turns green again.

If you like the prairie look, you can almost drop your gardener completely, since it doesn’t get any taller than 8″.