fescue

noun fes·cue \ ˈfe-(ˌ)skyü \

Updated on: 15 Mar 2018

Definition of fescue

1 : a small pointer (such as a stick) used to point out letters to children learning to read

2 : any of a genus (Festuca) of tufted perennial grasses with panicled spikelets

Recent Examples of fescue from the Web

The fescue grass starts to grow surprisingly early in the Piedmont and needs fertilizer for good growth through the spring.

— nancy brachey, charlotteobserver, "Find surprises in your landscape," 12 Feb. 2018
Some of you are beginning to think about repair to your fescue lawn, but that’s a job that should wait until about mid-February.

— nancy brachey, charlotteobserver, "Solve bare spot problems with ground covers," 29 Jan. 2018
Grasses that do not do well here and won't generally survive summer include ryegrasses, bluegrasses, bent grasses and fescues.

— dan gill, NOLA.com, "Which lawn grasses perform best in South Louisiana?," 21 Oct. 2017
Plants that are growing actively now, however, such as ryegrass and fescue, as well as cool-season annual flowers, are the exception.

— neil sperry, star-telegram, "These seven gardening issues have readers stumped," 20 Oct. 2017
Budnick kept the mango tree and removed all else including fescue grass, horsetail plants and bamboo.

— lisa boone, latimes.com, "A Venice homeowner removed the lawn and replaced it with this colorful landscape," 12 Sep. 2017
The area behind the building will be planted with no-mow fescue grass, a permeable paving system will be installed, and the detention pond on the north side will be reinforced with green products donated by various manufacturers, Lake said.

— karen caffarini, chicagotribune.com, "Merrillville takes lead on stormwater poster," 8 Sep. 2017
Mid-September to mid-October, or thereabouts, is the prime time to work on fescue lawns in the Piedmont.

— nancy brachey, charlotteobserver, "Put a blue mist in your landscape," 4 Sep. 2017
The changing of the greens from fine fescue grass to poa annua is a dramatic adjustment from the original design by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and his team.

— seattle times staff, The Seattle Times, "Chambers Bay greens get a facelift after issues in 2015 U.S. Open," 8 July 2017

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