Q.: I read your article in mid-May about growing grass in the shade and was confused by your comment that "Kentucky bluegrass (which is the only major type we grow that does well in shade...)" I have ...

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.

SALISBURY — Fall is the best time of the year to seed cool season fescue lawns. This narrow window of opportunity during the fall promotes optimum root growth and development in fescue lawns. Soil ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Early fall is the best time to plant new lawns. A turfgrass specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences offers tips for choosing seed. "The seed to use depends on ...