In the upcoming week, you will also see clumps of dark green grass that is growing faster than your regular turf grass. These clumps are annual ryegrass whose seeds found their way into your lawn.

A dark green grass with fine (narrow) blades, perennial ryegrass will thrive in full sun to light shade. Don't confuse perennial ryegrasses with cheap annual ryegrass (also called Italian ryegrass).

In the upcoming week, you will also see clumps of dark green grass that is growing faster than your regular turf grass. These clumps are annual ryegrass whose seeds found their way into your lawn.

In the Chicago area so far this year, there has been adequate rain to keep bluegrass lawns green and growing, and my home ...

In the early weeks of spring, you may also notice your lawn has clumps of dark green grass that grows faster than the other grass. This is annual rye grass – a cool season grass.

If you want to have a green lawn through the winter, now is the time to consider rye grass. But you have to manage it.