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Nearly all the grasses used for lawns are plants that need full sun, so they won’t grow well in a tree’s shade.
Plant this type of grass beneath the canopy of a dense tree for a lush, green carpet around the trunk of its base. Japanese zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica) is another good choice. This species ...
In some parts of the Southwest, this thinking has been taken to the extreme, where homeowners have only mulch, rocks and ...
Silver carpet requires full sun, where it will thrive. There are plenty of other ground cover plants you should grow instead ...
But if your thin spot is under a mature shade tree, save yourself the trouble, says Todd Jacobson, head of horticulture at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Trying to grow thick, green grass under ...
Q. I have a large oak tree in my backyard that has been in decline recently. The grass under the tree does poorly. Does the tree take away the nutrients the grass needs? Should I apply more ...
In a quarter of an acre, Njoki has managed to squeeze in a rock garden, an orchard of her fruit trees, a lawn of the Arabica grass and a vegetable garden. “The grass is mainly my husband’s.