For some North Texans, the grass is, indeed, greener on the other side. Many residents with St. Augustine grass report bald spots on their lawns at a time when their grass should be turning very green ...

I suppose my horticultural world has been dull lately. As a result, it doesn't take much to excite me. For instance, the guys up at Evergreen Lawn Care were at my house applying the fall application ...

Question: Mr. Smarty Plants, My husband and I are in the Air Force and were recently moved to Cibolo. We built a home and hired a landscaper to finish the yard with an irrigation system in May 07. We ...

Dear Neil: We had a beautiful St. Augustine lawn last fall, but now the grass is either yellowed or dead. We had our lawn care people apply a fungicide, and we have used peat moss in the past. What ...

A: My challenge will be in answering without a close-up photo, and without a photo of the root system. You’ll see as I outline the possibilities. First, the oddball one. There may be a few people out ...

Are chinch bugs active now? Just recently, my St. Augustine lawn has developed several round brown areas. If it is chinch bugs, what is the best pesticide? Thanks. — Keith Chinch bugs are not active ...

As fall begins, many turfgrasses show signs of common diseases. “These fungi are always present, but disease occurs when the environmental conditions are ideal for its development,” says Clint Waltz, ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - As cooler and wetter weather makes its way into East Texas, St. Augustine lawns can start to develop problems with brown patch fungus. According to county extension agents in ...

A green lawn is steeped in the American ethos — a first impression of a home and the care given to it. It is fundamentally just turf, but there is a point of pride taken in its appearance. It is a ...