Native to Asia, zoysia is a warm-season turf grass commonly grown in the southern part of the U.S., where summer temps easily reach the century mark. It tolerates extreme heat, high humidity, and even ...

Q. I have been in my home for over 40 years. Before I moved in, someone had started zoysia in the back yard. Over the years it has spread to where the backyard is covered with it, and we started it in ...

As a turf-grass scientist at Virginia Tech, Mike Goatley has spent years looking at the various types of grass used for America’s archetypal landscape feature, the lawn. His preference comes down to ...

Q: In an effort to grow grass in an environmentally friendly way (one that uses few chemicals and requires little watering), I would like to switch my lawn to zoysia grass. I have had two previous ...

The first thing to remember about the "dwarf" stone fruits is that they're not really that much smaller than a standard sized tree. A dwarfing rootstock will generally only reduce the size of the tree ...

Q: My family just moved into a rental home here in Muskegon not too far from Lake Michigan. The previous family that lived here let Mother Nature water the lawn and what is left is not pretty. We ...

Tom Rogers, who is the proud owner of a Zeon zoysia lawn in Williamsburg, recently spray painted his lawn green so it looks lush and alive during winter. Zoysia, a warm-season grass like Bermuda, ...