Hard fescue (Festuca trachyphylla) is an ideal grass species to use around tree roots because it will out-compete weeds to help choke them out, thanks to its dense growth pattern.

Hard fescue is a type of slow-growing grass that can be mowed as little as once or twice a year. It's slow to fill in, though, and looks similar to the rough area on a golf course.

Hard fescue is also low growing and low maintenance. It tolerates heat, drought and low fertility better than creeping or chewings fescue. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Fine fescues include creeping red, hard fescue, Chewings fescue and sheep fescue. Fine fescue cultivars are drought tolerant, require less fertilizer, and develop a deep root system. The scientists ...

Sheep and hard fescue are excellent additions for native “no-mow” or “low-input” mixes. Creeping Bentgrass - (CBG) Agrostis stolonifera. This fine-textured grass is unique among cool-season grasses in ...

Maintaining a healthy lawn can take a lot of work, and even more to do it so it doesn’t harm lakes and rivers. Traditional lawns often consist of Kentucky bluegrass, a hardy grass that can wi… ...

Dear Carol: Can you tell me about planting fine fescue grass and where to get it? -- R.S., Chittenango. Dear R.S.: Readers have been interested in the "no-mow" lawns that are being discussed in ...

Hard fescue is the shortest. These fescues will retain their green color in droughts without watering. Fine fescues do not tolerate heavy traffic, so if you have kids or pets that are hard on turf ...