Growing grass in the shade is a problem with no easy answers. By the time August arrives, shady areas are likely to show signs of thinning or even complete loss if shade is severe. Grass is a full-sun ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. If you have some extra room in the garden or a raised bed, seed turnips this fall. This vegetable is easy to grow and both the root and greens are edible.

The usual reason to replace one of the lawn grasses with another type of groundcover is because there is too much shade to support a grass variety. Even the most shade-tolerant grass, St. Augustine, ...

Growing a lawn in shade is possible by reducing shade, using different grasses, and mowing higher. Reduced sunlight limits photosynthesis and promotes fungus growth. Use shade-tolerant grass types ...

You can’t grow grass in complete shade. Grass, like most plants, requires some sun to perform photosynthesis. Even the most shade-tolerant grasses need about three or four hours of sunlight or four to ...

Spring is just around the corner and many homeowners are thinking about their lawn. Shade can make it tough to grow grass, and there's no easy answer to the problem. Grass is a full-sun plant and when ...

Our lawns should be greening up nicely by now. That makes it a good time to look for dead spots and areas where the grass has died out. Bare spots are often the result of past damage to the lawn from ...

Perennial plants survive from one growing season to the next, regrowing from their roots each spring. Discover gorgeous, fast-growing perennials that provide quick color and texture for shade gardens.

After another season of answering landscape questions, two common issues asked about are trying to grow grass in tree shade and dealing with surface tree roots that interfere with mowing. In such ...

During a sultry Texas summer, we really appreciate a little shade in the landscape, so a large tree can be a great asset. But we also appreciate a lush, beautiful lawn — and turf and trees tolerate ...