IF you want to grow a healthy, green and hard-wearing lawn, you’ll need to pick the best grass seed. Which seed you choose ...

This dwarf form is named Nanus and matures at 4 inches or so tall, about half the height of regular mondo grass. But there are other named dwarf varieties, such as Nana, as well.

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

Q: We are preparing to install new sod. I’ve been looking at the Bolero Plus and Bonsai dwarf fescue varieties. At our last residence, we had 90/10 sod. I’m not sure what the differences ...

Fine fescue grass is a fast-growing plant with very thin, pointed leaves. It can’t endure extended periods of extremely hot, dry weather, but it’s ...

Q: I need advice about lawn care and dogs. My house is in San Rafael, and the backyard has a 1,000-square-foot lawn of dwarf fescue. What can I do about the dead patches of grass created by the ...

My confusion is about bluegrass versus fescue. The grass seed sold for dense shade is mostly labeled as fescue. What should I use, fescue, bluegrass or both? Elwood J. Boomus, Ann Arbor A.