But in most cases, a brown summer lawn is completely natural. The grass is not dead; it's simply dormant. There are two broadly categorized types of grasses grown in the United States. Cool-season ...

Q. I love the texture and color of purple fountain grass. It looks fine for a few months, then turns brown and strawlike. It is planted under a canopy of 'Natchez' crape myrtles in well-draining ...

Growing only a few inches above the foliage, these open inflorescences look like fluffy clouds of smoky pink and purple until turning tan or brown in fall. Once established, Purple Love grass is ...

For some people, the battle for grass isn’t worth it. Fertilizing four times a year, fighting off bare and brown spots, weeds, burrs, the weekly mowing dragging into December: “A lawn is the ...