I started a trial for the UC Verde drought tolerant lawn in 2009 to see how it would grow and thrive in my very dry Los Angeles climate. These are the claims made by the developers of the UC Verde…
0 Comments / 2896 View / October 9, 2015
Week 11 Report on UC Verde drought tolerant lawn in Los Angeles: My lawn's progress report is way behind! I felt like I was going to be receiving my "lawn report card" when a representative from Fora Source, the distributer for…
15 Comments / 3406 View / August 23, 2009
I am 4 weeks into my UC Verde lawn test. The temperature in the San Fernando Valley has been peaking in the low 100’s this week so I’ve been especially vigilant about making sure the new grass plugs don’t dry…
15 Comments / 2789 View / July 15, 2009
Have you ever waited for water to boil? It seems to take forever when you are focusing on it, doesn’t it? This is how I feel, waiting for my new UC Verde test lawn to fill-in here in Los Angeles….
7 Comments / 1272 View / June 26, 2009
I'm putting "UC Verde," a variety of buffalo grass, ( (Buchloe Dactyloides) to the test in my yard. UC Verde grass was developed by the University of California for dry, desert climates such as ours in Los Angeles as well as Arizona, Nevada andTexas. This creeping red fescue…
18 Comments / 10240 View / June 11, 2009
I’ve killed many lawns in my day. On purpose. I just love FLOWER gardens more than lawns and I had a good excuse anyway. There is a drought problem in Los Angeles and lawns require more water and fertilizing to maintain than other plants…
20 Comments / 1441 View / June 8, 2009
