This page contains links to information provided by NC State TurfFiles, Department of Entomology and Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and the NC Extension Gardener Handbook Lawn Chapter.
Profiles of Turf Species
Turf Management
- Carolina Lawns: A Guide to Maintaining Quality Turf in the Landscape
- How to Submit Turf Samples to the NCSU Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- Organic Lawn Care
- What to plant, Lawn chapter of The Extension Gardener Handbook
- List of Turf Diseases with Links to Disease Symptoms and Management
- Turf Insects and Other Pests
- Water Requirements of NC Turfgrasses
Lawn Alternatives
- NC Extension Gardener Handbook
- Wildlife Friendly Alternatives to Lawns (Penn State Extension)
- Establishing and Maintaining Ornamental Flower Meadows (University of Maryland)
- Alternatives to Lawns (University of Maryland Extension)
- Smart Lawns for Pollinators (Michigan State University Extension)
- Groundcovers and ornamental grasses as an alternative to lawns:
Additional options to minimize lawns:
- Reduce your lawn by expanding mulch around trees and beds.
- Trees are one of the best options for slopes and other difficult to maintain areas. Large areas can be planted inexpensively with tree seedlings available from the NC Forest Service. Orders should be placed in the summer-fall for delivery in the winter.
