Areas of St. Augustine have suddenly turned brown and died. You’ll note a line of browning grass parallel to the driveway.

St. Augustine grass (varieties Seville, Delmar, Bitterblue) and zoysia grass are the best choices for shade, but no lawn will thrive in heavy shade. Zoysia grass.

A: St. Augustine grass in Atlanta is always a gamble due to winter cold. My lawn was started from sprigs taken from a lawn in Candler Park that had been a St. Augustine lawn for 20 years.

A: St. Augustine is sub-tropical, so cold winters take a toll on it, especially if it hasn’t had enough time to establish good roots before winter. It’s best to consider mid-September as the ...

Don’t hate us because we are green. We’re not evil. We mean no harm. We’re just different. I did not spend 18 hours nearly killing myself this weekend because I wanted to antagoni… ...

Before 2013, there were no reports of St. Augustine grass death from the virus, only the streaky appearance was reported. Then in 2013, new symptoms of plant death and necrosis were reported to ...

The tufts of grass are upright and most visible in dormant St. Augustine lawns. This annual begins to take hold in the fall when temperatures drop and there is abundant moisture. If you don't ...

Mow St. Augustine grass to between 3 and 4 inches to help prevent thinning and disease. Hard Fescue Grass Will Out-Compete Weeds Around Tree Roots Since lawns struggle to grow beneath the shade of ...