Cool-season grasses are those grasses actively growing when its cool, and its green in the summer, as well as, the winter.  Common cool-season grasses include fescues, bent grass, and bluegrass. Cool-season grasses tend to flourish in the spring after breaking winter dormancy and in early fall, when temperatures moderate and droughts and heat wave [..]

although this term conjures images of turf varieties you'd want to rest your head on in the summer months, it actually refers to grass types that thrive during cool weather. Cool-season grasses include turf type tall fescue

A special variety of grass which grows the best in cool conditions are called cool-season grasses. This type is especially used at golf courses which are situated in regions with cooler temperatures. A very famous variety of cool-season grass is bentgrass. This is a popular putting green – it is so acclaimed, that for example the Augusta National G [..]

grasses that thrive in northern areas, including Canada, and in high elevations in the South.