That makes tall fescue one of the best-adapted turf grasses for the transition zone, the roughly 200-mile-wide belt between the cooler northern states and warmer southern states.

Not all lawns are created equal. Whether your yard bakes in the sun, sits in shade or gets a mix of both, here’s how to ...

Blue fescue (Festuca glauca) is a beautiful ornamental grass known for its striking silvery-blue foliage. Because of its ...

Producers can reduce heat stress by providing adequate shade, proper fly control, access to water and the right choice of ...

Brown patch is one of the most common diseases in home lawns (as well as golf courses and athletic fields). It’s caused by a ...

The Pennington Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue grass seed is a classic choice for a durable and low-maintenance lawn. This grass seed grows thick blades of grass that stand up well to hot summers, heavy ...

In addition to a positive control of non-toxic fescue seed, researchers offered lambs diets with toxic fescue seed with no red clover extract or toxic fescue with 0.33, 0.67, or 1% of the diet as ...

Tall fescue stands up to hot, dry weather much better than other cool-season grasses, and its thick, coarse, dark green leaves can withstand heavy foot traffic and mechanized lawn equipment.

Yellow nutsedge and tall fescue are two weeds that are difficult to confuse for one another, except for one characteristic they have in common. Both grow faster than Kentucky bluegrass and so they ...

The cool-season grasses are recommended for home lawns in Kentucky. Although we have many high-quality Kentucky bluegrass lawns, tall fescue is the overall best-adapted grass for Northern Kentucky.

For shady areas where ground ivy tends to grow, use shade-loving types like fine fescue or tall fescue. In sunny spots, go with grass suited to your region — cool-season for northern climates ...