Product Review

Low-Maintenance Turfgrass for Northern Climates

Advocates of low-maintenance lawns in hot sunny climates have long turned to Buffalo grass (

Buchloe dactyloides), but there have been few off-the-shelf options for more northern, less sunny regions. The Prairie Nursery Corporation of Westfield, Wisconsin introduced the No Mow mix of fescue grasses in 1993 to satisfy this need.

Published February 1, 1999

(1999, February 1). Low-Maintenance Turfgrass for Northern Climates. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/product-review/low-maintenance-turfgrass-northern-climates