Fine fescues: A review of the species, their improvement, production, establishment, and management

RC Braun, AJ Patton, E Watkins, PL Koch… - Crop …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fine fescues (Festuca L. spp.) comprise a group of five cool‐season grasses used in
turfgrass systems under many conditions: strong creeping red fescue (F. rubra L. ssp. rubra …

Exploring park visitor perceptions of 'flowering bee lawns' in neighborhood parks in Minneapolis, MN, US

H Ramer, KC Nelson, M Spivak, E Watkins… - Landscape and Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Flowering bee lawns integrate low-growing flowers into mowed turfgrass to increase the
availability of bee forage. They also maintain many of the aesthetic and recreational …

Green space in an extremely exposed part of the city center “Aorta of Warsaw”-Case study of the urban lawn

J Winkler, E Koda, J Červenková, I Děkanovský… - Urban …, 2023 - Springer
The method of developing city centers is the responsibility of local authorities, which must
reconcile the interests of investors applying for valuable land with the utility needs and …

Public land managers and sustainable urban vegetation: The case of low-input turfgrasses

MR Barnes, KC Nelson, AJ Meyer, E Watkins… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2018 - Elsevier
In urban ecosystems, public land managers are responsible for making complex decisions
about vegetation and the management of public spaces that have ecological, economic, and …

Interactive effects of homeowners' environmental concerns and rebate incentives on preferences for low-input residential landscapes

X Zhang, H Khachatryan - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Incorporating partial turfgrass and micro-irrigation into traditional residential landscapes with
predominantly turfgrass lawns has the potential to conserve water and reduce fertilization …

Investigation of cool‐season species, seeding rate, and nitrogen fertilization in sod production: I. Establishment and sod tensile strength

RC Braun, E Watkins, AB Hollman… - Agronomy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
New regulations aimed at reducing soil erosion along with changing building and residential
codes are increasing sod demand, especially low‐input species, which are currently in very …

Investigating factors influencing consumer adoption of low-input turfgrasses

C Yue, M Cui, E Watkins, A Patton - HortScience, 2021 - journals.ashs.org
Important financial savings, along with reductions in environmental impact, can be achieved
by planting lawns with low-input turfgrass species. Drawing on data from an online survey …

Monitoring Autonomous Mowers Operative Parameters on Low-Maintenance Warm-Season Turfgrass

SM Luglio, M Sportelli, C Frasconi, M Raffaelli… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Robotic solutions and technological advances for turf management demonstrated excellent
results in terms of quality, energy, and time consumption. Two battery-powered autonomous …

Investigation of cool‐season species, seeding rate, and nitrogen fertilization in sod production: II. Management and shelf‐life

RC Braun, E Watkins, AB Hollman… - Agronomy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Research is required on sod to explore the differences in management and postharvest
practices to help inform sod producers and reduce information inefficiencies that affect the …

Management, harvest, and storage characteristics of low‐input cool‐season turfgrass sod mixtures

RC Braun, E Watkins, AB Hollman… - Agronomy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The lack of turfgrass diversity in cool‐season sod production is related to information
inefficiencies, such as the lack of agronomic information available on improved, low‐input …