Spring brings lots of lawn and garden questions from Houston Chronicle readers. Here are a few. Q: Our lawn is Bermuda grass, but it is growing up through the garden beds. I researched fusalide, but ...
Bermuda grass is one of the favored lawn grass species for a lawn in full sun. On the other hand, it is very unpopular when it grows as a weed in flower gardens and shrub borders. Bermuda grass ...
Q: I have researched and talked to many people about how to kill Bermuda grass most effectively while being as environmentally friendly as you can be. I have heard of several different methods, ...
Q: How can I get rid of Bermuda grass now growing in a tall fescue lawn. A: The best way to get rid of it in fescue is to cut it out if possible and then seed the bare spots after the Bermuda grass ...
Q: How can I kill Bermuda grass in my fescue lawn? I have more and more every year and it is taking over my lawn. I want to kill it before it takes over my grass this year . Answer: This is a problem ...
Q: A few years ago, I planted the tall version of purple ruellia. It’s beautiful, and it takes no care. However, it’s spreading like wildfire. It even sends runners up underground into my planters and ...
Let’s focus on controlling Bermuda grass this fall. Common Bermuda grass is sometimes called “devil’s grass” by old-timers. All types of Bermuda grass, from common (the weed) to hybrid Bermuda (think ...
“Grass has started growing in a couple of my ground-cover plantings and in some sections of my perennial border. Some of the perennials with grass growing in and around them are lady’s mantle and ...
Try these methods to prevent and kill grass in flower beds without damaging your other plants. Have you noticed that grass refuses to thrive in your lawn, but it's lush and green in your flower beds?
Learn the exact timing of Bermuda grass dormancy and proven methods to maintain a lush green lawn throughout the colder ...
Lush, healthy grass is beautiful when it grows where you planted it, but its appearance is less exciting when it pops up uninvited in various places throughout your garden. Beyond aesthetics, grass ...