One of the reasons I might get some hate mail for devoting late March garden column space to the lowly lawn is that gardeners love to hate lawns.

Most grasses grow best with a good daily dose of sunlight, and it takes a special mix like this Pennington Smart Seed Dense ...

Dense shade and root competition from shade trees ... Whether so-called cool-season or warm-season species, grass seed germinates better in spring (and fall) than in the heat of summer.