We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The idea of mature shade trees casting shadows across your lawn sounds enticing. However, although trees, pergolas, and other shade ...

Where trees cast shade, the grass survived ... in with my St. Augustine. Should I just leave them there, or would it help with next spring’s crop if I pulled out the runners at this time?

Q: We started to notice these spots in the St. Augustine in late summer ... news is that it won’t kill the grass. It does weaken it, but the roots and runners remain healthy.

Q: 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 where there once was grass, but we see dead runners.

The easiest grass to grow in Texas is common Bermuda grass followed by St. Augustine grass. Zoysia grass is becoming popular because it tolerates our heat, doesn’t require excessive water and ...

DEAR NEIL: This spring I reseeded my lawn with Bermuda grass over St. Augustine ... couple of years that after we mow our St. Augustine there are runners that are on top of the lawn.

DEAR NEIL: I’m concerned about my backyard. The photo with the tennis ball is St. Augustine (“carpet grass”), while the other photo is a mix of St. Augustine and Bermuda. Runners of much of ...

St. Augustine grass is commonly used in South Florida because it is a warm-season grass that grows well in neutral soil, and can tolerate partial shade as well as full sun, said Marco Schiavon ...