Picking fescue in the Bluegrass State

Blog readers may remember the April 23ed photo of the boys riding high in a bobcat front-end-loader bucket. Daddy Dave moved dirt and graded the backyard to improve drainage and appearance. We were tempted to seed bluegrass, since this is Kentucky. It would have made a beautiful lawn, but poor playground. Bluegrass is a very delicate grass and since we have very robust little boys, we needed a more hearty grass. This #31 fescue should stand up well to repeated ball games, tricycle races, wrestling matches, games of tag, hide-and-seek, and slip-and-slide. It creates a relatively soft matt surface to fall on or spread a towel over for sun bathing.