Spring brings lots of lawn and garden questions from Houston Chronicle readers. Here are a few. Q: Our lawn is Bermuda grass, but it is growing up through the garden beds. I researched fusalide, but ...

Bermuda grass is one of the favored lawn grass species for a lawn in full sun. On the other hand, it is very unpopular when it grows as a weed in flower gardens and shrub borders. Bermuda grass ...

Q: I have researched and talked to many people about how to kill Bermuda grass most effectively while being as environmentally friendly as you can be. I have heard of several different methods, ...

Q: How can I get rid of Bermuda grass now growing in a tall fescue lawn. A: The best way to get rid of it in fescue is to cut it out if possible and then seed the bare spots after the Bermuda grass ...

Try these methods to prevent and kill grass in flower beds without damaging your other plants. Have you noticed that grass refuses to thrive in your lawn, but it's lush and green in your flower beds?

Garden Variety is an occasional column about growing plants without grief. I was just sitting down to write about grass when the roar of my neighbors’ lawn mower reminded me why. Sure, grass is classy ...

Lush, healthy grass is beautiful when it grows where you planted it, but its appearance is less exciting when it pops up uninvited in various places throughout your garden. Beyond aesthetics, grass ...

We have endured multiple years of drought, and are probably in store for more. For many of us, it makes sense to replace all or part of our lawn area with less water-intensive plantings. If you decide ...

Q: A few years ago, I planted the tall version of purple ruellia. It’s beautiful, and it takes no care. However, it’s spreading like wildfire. It even sends runners up underground into my planters and ...

Q: I have a constant battle with wire grass. Each year I tear it out, but by season's end it has overtaken my flower gardens. I don't want to use herbicides around my gardens. Can you recommend a ...

Judging from recent questions, you know that we are heading into fall planting time. QOne side of my front yard, between my driveway and the neighbor's lawn, is a narrow and steep slope that is 15 ...