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  1. 15 Ways to Use Ornamental Grasses in Your Landscape

    … tidy line of neat grasses. Small selections, such as the blue fescue shown here, are best for this. Test Garden Tip: Edging with ..... Clump-forming grasses, such as feather reedgrass or blue fescue , are best choices for vegetable gardens. Avoid running grasses …

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  1. January Tips: Southern California

    Article

    … lawns, that is, lawns planted with ryegrass, bluegrass, and fescue . Apply crabgrass preventer to all lawns now. And try our ..... mow cool-season lawns such as bluegrass, ryegrasses, or fescues at 2 inches or so. (Raise the mower to 3 inches once the …

  2. January Gardening Tips for the Southwest

    Article

    … lawns, that is, lawns planted with ryegrass, bluegrass, and fescue . Apply crabgrass preventer to all lawns now. And try our ..... mow cool-season lawns such as bluegrass, ryegrasses, or fescues at 2 inches or so. (Raise the mower to 3 inches once the …

  3. Picking the Right Grass

    Article

    … species such as Kentucky bluegrass and fine fescue . Growing blends or mixtures is a good ..... common cool-season grasses include fine fescue , Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, and tall fescue . The new varieties of Kentucky bluegrass …

  4. Lawn Care 101

    Article

    … summer. Why timing matters: Grass needs to be fed when it's actively growing. For cool-season grasses -- bluegrass, fescues , and ryegrass -- this primarily means spring and fall. For warm-season grasses such as zoysia, bermuda, and St. Augustine …

  5. Create Bold, Dramatic Container Gardens

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    … up by other plants. Here, bacopa and fescue add contrast in both color and plant size ..... tenax 'Variegatum') -- 1 C. Blue fescue ( Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue ..... mitis 'Calamondin') -- 1 B. Blue fescue ( Festuca glauca ) -- 2 C. Rosemary …

  6. 15 Top Native Plants of the Mountain West

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    … Size: To 5 feet tall Zones: 4-9 Idaho fescue is the perfect grass for adding cool color ..... as famous as its common cousin (blue fescue ) the Idaho type has larger, longer leaf ..... ornamental grasses such as blue grama or blue fescue for a stunning combination. Name: Castilleja …

  7. Desert Landscape Ideas for New Gardeners

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    … foliage herbaceous plants include: Blue fescue (Festuca glauca) Blue wild rye (Elymus ..... Cool-season grasses include: Blue fescue (Festuca glauca) Blue hairgrass (Koeleria ..... Quaking grass (Briza media) Tufted fescue (Festuca amethystina and cultivars …

  8. April Gardening Tips for the South

    Article

    … and keep grass thick and healthy. Now, during cool weather, mow cool-season lawns such as bluegrass, ryegrasses, or fescues at 2 inches or so. Raise the mower blade to 3 inches once temperatures hit the 90s F. Mow warm-season grasses such as Bermuda …

  9. February Gardening Tips for the South

    Article

    … and keep grass thick and healthy. Now, during cool weather, mow cool-season lawns such as bluegrass, ryegrasses, or fescues at 2 inches or so. Raise the mower blade to 3 inches once temperatures hit the 90s F. Mow warm-season grasses such as Bermuda …

  10. March Tips: The Southwest

    Article

    … and keep grass thick and healthy. Now, during cool weather, mow cool-season lawns such as bluegrass, ryegrasses, or fescues at 2 inches or so. Raise the mower to 3 inches once temperatures start hitting the 90s F. Mow warm-season grasses such …

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