Blue fescue (Festuca glauca) is a beautiful ornamental grass known for its striking silvery-blue foliage. Because of its compact growth and drought-tolerant and low-maintenance na ...

When golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. began listing the finer details in his bid to become the Chambers Bay designer, one of the critical points of his proposal was the type of grass ...

Drought-Tolerant Grasses In RoughThe Problem Carolina Golf Club underwent a four-phase, master-plan renovation that began in May 2005 and concluded in fall 2008. The renovation included establishing ...

Water fescue lawns when the grass looks blue-gray and you can see footprints on it. Be sure to irrigate lawns in the early morning to discourage disease and increase watering effi­ciency.

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: What's the best kind of grass for overseeding clay soil that doesn't get much sun? Or should I just give up? A: The best type of seed for shade is fine fescue ...

What are low-mow grasses? The most popular of the low-mow grasses are fescues, especially hard fescue, creeping red fescue, chewings fescue and sheep fescue, Landschoot says.

Conventional grass is costly, high-maintenance and increasingly out of style. If you want to devote at least part of your yard to popular alternatives—and cut down on lawn care—here’s a guide.

A crew rolls up the existing Kentucky bluegrass from a section of the Basalt Regional Library lawn in late June. The bluegrass was replaced with turf type tall fescue grass for a demonstration ...

Drought-Tolerant Grasses In RoughThe Problem Carolina Golf Club underwent a four-phase, master-plan renovation that began in May 2005 and concluded in fall 2008. The renovation included establishing ...