Hard Fescue Grass Will Out-Compete Weeds Around Tree Roots. ... so it develops a strong root system that will create competition for weeds. Alongside being well suited to growing in shade, ...

Fine fescue grass is a fast-growing plant with very thin, pointed leaves. ... Kentucky bluegrass grows strong and quickly due to a robust root system of underground rhizomes.

Tall fescue is a cool-season perennial grass best suited to northern climates. It has a deep root system that makes it very drought tolerant, and once it is established, it doesn't require much water.

Q: In May 2004 I had a soft maple cut down in my front yard. The stump and roots were ground up. I waited a month before smoothing out the ground and planting grass seed (creeping red fescue) and ...

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 ...

Those who have an irrigation system and want a non-dormant lawn must continue to irrigate on a regular basis. Water fescue lawns when the grass looks blue-gray and you can see footprints on it.