St. Augustine grass is a popular warm-season grass that is commonly used for lawns in our area. Unfortunately, the volatility of our West Texas weather has taken a toll on the St. Augustine grass.

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 ...

Q: After reading about your success with St. Augustine grass in your own yard, I decided to gamble and sod my yard with Palmetto St. Augustine last June. By August, I had the most beautiful grass in ...

Question. We have coral honeysuckles on each side of an arbor where we had pavers installed, and the plants are declining. Could installing the pavers have caused the decline, and what should we do?

Dear Neil: We have property in the Brownsville area, and we have had significant dying-out of the St. Augustine in our yard. I've checked for grub worms, and I have applied a fertilizer and fungicide, ...