Growing grass is big business. Most homeowners will agree when they recall their trials and tribulations in getting a turf established and then everlastingly mowing it. Few realize, however, that
Blue fescue (Festuca ovina glauca) also known as sheep fescue is a handsome plant that has taken the fancy of gardeners everywhere for pattern plantings. It is a drought-resistant, hardy
When Should I Start My Lawn? Late summer or fall is the best time for cool-climate-type lawns, the kind most commonly found across the northern parts of the country. The
Maybe it’s jumping the gun on a New Year’s prerogative to polish the crystal ball, predicting things for the future of your lawn. But a neck stuck out in September
A fine lawn is a thing of usefulness and beauty. If built right and well cared for, it should last a lifetime. All of us would like to have a
Summer is the season for building homes, and early autumn is the time for building lawns. All through the land, thousands of families are moving into new houses, stepping along
A new or remodeled home deserves a new lawn, for it is an important part of the setting. All homeowners contemplating lawn construction will welcome the word that there has
A lawn can be grown on almost any soil that is available—so long as it is thoroughly prepared before seeding. Be sure to incorporate ample organic matter such as compost,
Spring is the natural seeding time for most garden plants, while fall is the time for harvest. However, sow the seeds of grasses early enough in the fall so that
Every year the lawn season is marked by extreme variability in moisture and temperature conditions, and in many instances, these abrupt changes were seriously damaging to grass. This was to