Although the neighbor was only trying to be kind in this instance, neighbors and HOAs often hinder homeowners seeking climate ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Neil: When is the last date I can plant St. Augustine at a new house? We’re not sure when it will be finished. A: St. Augustine is sub-tropical, so cold winters take a toll on it, especially if ...

Get tips to get rid of yaupon holly stumps, diagnose St. Augustine die-off, control lespedeza, and bug-proof houseplants.

Grass is susceptible to a whole host of diseases that can threaten its health. One fungus is known to wreak havoc on lawns ...

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 ...

Q: We have a St. Augustine lawn. Our sons and their friends have been playing football on it until it’s pretty well worn out. Will it come back in the spring, or will we need to replant the bare areas ...

It’s been a decade since a virus began a killing spree in Boynton Beach, spreading its pus-colored infection yard to yard with a focus solely on Florida’s favorite variety of its ubiquitous St.

DEAR NEIL: This looks like Virginia creeper, but the flower is wrong. It has recently shown up in my St. Augustine. How can I get rid of it without hurting the St. Augustine? Dear Reader: This is ...