Re: Blue fescue lawn?
- Subject: Re: Blue fescue lawn?
- From: d* f* <d*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:41:50 -0700 (PDT)
Judy, glad you enjoyed the photos. I would suggest that my only reservation
with using Festuca glauca as a lawn substitute is that it just doesn't last long
enough, and in my experience by year 3 or 4, it needs either division and
replanting, or rip it all out and start with new. I would have a hard time
justifying that amount of labor expense to a design client. Plus, it also seems
to need a good trim by hand at least once a year to keep it looking neat and
groomed. I have used it for small substitute lawn areas myself, but I warned my
friends that it would need more maintenance down the road than the other ground
cover plants in the garden.
----- Original Message ----
From: Donald Person <dnjperson@comcast.net>
To: medit plants forum <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Cc: Donald Person <dnjperson@comcast.net>
Sent: Thu, April 14, 2011 8:20:06 PM
Subject: Blue fescue lawn?
David,
Your garden show is stunning, just like the Cal Hort tour of your gardens last
summer.
Folks, I have a question: I want to replace our small lawn with Festuca glauca
starts I've grown from seed. This is in Pleasanton, which is hot in the summer,
being halfway between San Francisco Bay and the hot San Joaquin valley. I've
done a small courtyard with good results. Any thoughts, please? I layer with
cardboard/newpapers and compost first. Thanks.
Judy Person
