The mass planting brought hundreds of volunteers ... and plenty of green to go with it—over 4,000 mangrove trees and grass plugs to be exact. Five man made islands, known as Tarpon Cove ...

Mow the dead lawn as low as you can before seeding or planting plugs. Planting in dead grass reduces weed growth and serves as a mulch for the new seeds or plugs. Heavily aerate the lawn to create ...

have transplanted thousands of shoal and manatee grass plugs to areas where the native grass had disappeared. "We plant the shoal grass first because that is a good colonizer," Clark said.

For example, the grass will perhaps lose its vibrant color ... of rooted zoysia and sod is similar to long carpets. To plant a plug, you can make a small hole in the yard with a trowel or bulb ...

are typically not over-seeded but established using sprigs, plugs, or sod ... seed-sowing windows in mind for each season when planting grass seed. Spring: March to April is the best time to ...