In northern states, Kentucky bluegrass is king. Fine fescues, including creeping red, chewings, sheeps and hard fescues are also well adapted to northern winters. But don’t plant only one grass seed ...

Most Twin Cities lawns are made up of a mix of Kentucky bluegrass and perennial rye. These are attractive varieties because they tend to grow quickly and lushly. But they also use a lot of water and ...

Fescue is a good choice for areas of your landscape that get some shade. It thrives in spring and winter but struggles with our Oklahoma summers. As a result, most of us need to re-seed our fescue ...

If you’re seeding a new lawn or patching/overseeding a weak one this fall, it’s possible to make your lawn more durable and drought-resistant simply by the type of grass seed you plant. Contrary to ...

As a young homeowner, now a seasoned homeowner, Kentucky 31 was the go-to tall-turf fescue grass seed to plant. I still believe in its sturdy, strong stands of grass for difficult areas. I’ve tried ...

If you have fescue in your lawn, now is the perfect time to reseed your fescue. There are two times of the year when you can reseed fescue. You can put fescue seed down in the spring before the warm ...

When the summer months have turned and the nights draw in, it can be easy to forget about giving our outside space the TLC it needs to thrive and survive over the winter. However, your yard can still ...

Jenn Radtke is promoting a kind of super-turf that doesn’t need constant mowing, watering or fertilizing. No, it’s not AstroTurf. The alternative grass is a blend of fescue varieties that is creeping ...

If you’re having trouble getting grass to grow in a shady area of your yard, your best option may be a cool-season grass called tall fescue. However, tall fescue must receive at least three to four ...

Second-cutting fescue makes quality hay when stems and seed heads were cut earlier. Farmers cutting fescue hay don’t get many second chances to make quality hay. This is a one-in-five year, says Craig ...