Q: After reading about your success with St. Augustine grass in your own yard, I decided to gamble and sod my yard with Palmetto St. Augustine last June. By August, I had the most beautiful grass in ...

Learn how to get a green, healthy, and weed-free lawn in Georgia with tips on soil, fertilizing, mowing, and aeration.

A: Spear grass (Nassella leucotricha) is a Texas native plant. I’m a longtime native Texas who grew up playing war games with spear grass seeds just like any other young boy. I also know it’s nothing ...

Q: My St. Augustine grass has a problem. Large areas are drying out, but water does not help. Do you think I am going to need to replace the brown areas? — Joao Geraldini, Conroe, Texas A: I think you ...

Choose shade-tolerant grasses like fescue (cool zones) and zoysia or St. Augustine (warm zones). Ornamental options like Japanese forest grass, liriope, and blue fescue add interest to shady spots.

If your Texas lawn struggles under tree cover, the right shade-tolerant grass can transform it into a lush, green retreat. St. Augustine, certain Zoysia varieties, and even hardy groundcovers like ...

Will Afton often spends his days working with community members on how to get their lawns, vegetable gardens and fruit trees in healthy shape. As a horticulturist who now works as the county agent, or ...