Ryegrass will provide color all winter and die out in spring when the dormant turf begins to actively grow. Freila / Getty Images If you live in a warm region, you don’t have to settle for a brown ...

A close up view of ryegrass flowering seedheads - Doikanoy/Shutterstock If you're looking for a fast-growing, cool-season lawn grass, perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) could be the choice for you.

As desert dwellers, we enjoy sunshine year-round—but our lawns don’t always thrive the same way. Bermuda grass, the summer staple in Phoenix yards, goes dormant once cooler nights arrive in fall, ...