fescues can make for easier-care lawns. Watkins has been working with low-maintenance grasses for almost 10 years. Among his favorites are: • Strong creeping red fescue (often called red fescue ...

Because there are so many different types of grass seed, it can be hard to choose which one to use. Consider this Home Depot ...

Creeping red fescue — Festuca rubra — has very ... as 13-13-13 at a rate of 8 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Tall fescue lawns should be mowed at a height of 3-4 inches during the summer.

Fine fescue is a collective term for several species of this grass — chewings, hard, sheep, slender creeping red and strong creeping red. Known for its shade tolerance and low maintenance ...

Choosing the right grass seed for your yard will affect ... you may want to use a mix also including fine fescues such as creeping red fescue which will tolerate shade. Some blends may include ...

The stump and roots were ground up. I waited a month before smoothing out the ground and planting grass seed (creeping red fescue) and spreading straw over the ground. This was June 25.

creeping red fescue is a more shade-tolerant alternative to ryegrass. However, there are some important disadvantages to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Creeping red and chewings fescues Q: The grass underneath my shade trees dies back every year no matter what I try.

Homeowners with a luxury or fine lawn, meaning fine-leaved turf grasses that are less robust, should use a blend of Chewing’s fescue, strong and slender creeping red fescue and browntop ...

A healthy lawn prevents pollution from soil ... are another group of cool season turfgrasses that include creeping red fescues, chewings fescue and hard fescue. The fine fescues are compatible ...