Q: We started to notice these spots in the St. Augustine in late summer and they are still here. They began as yellowed grass. Many started out round. There is a slight dip along the line of the spots ...

A: Spear grass (Nassella leucotricha) is a Texas native plant. I’m a longtime native Texas who grew up playing war games with spear grass seeds just like any other young boy. I also know it’s nothing ...

Q: This weed/vine/grass is overtaking the bare spots in my St. Augustine lawn where chinch bugs killed the St. Augustine last summer. Glyphosate works well where it has taken over fully, but I’m ...

A: This is a picture-perfect example of brown patch fungus. Although I mentioned it a couple of weeks ago here, it is so prevalent, and your photo is so good that I have decided to include it again.

DEAR NEIL: Along with most in Texas, our St. Augustine lawn is burning up. That grass that gets some shade is faring better. There are bare spots exposed where there once was grass, but we see dead ...

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 ...