4/18/06. Picture 1. Site prior to installation of low maintenance turfgrass trials; (to be area of No-mow (NM mix), low maintenance mix)
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1 4/18/06 Picture 1. Site prior to installation of low maintenance turfgrass trials; (to be area of No-mow (NM mix), low maintenance mix)
2 4/18/06 Picture 2. Site prior to installation of low maintenance turfgrass trials; (to be area of Defiant (HF) and Celestial (CRF) planting)
3 4/18/06 Picture 3. Site prior to installation of low maintenance turfgrass trials; (to be area of Intrigue (ChF) and seeded Tall Fescue Blend (TFB))
4 4/18/06 Picture 4. Site prior to installation of low maintenance turfgrass trials; (to be area of sodded Rhizomatous Tall Fescue (RTF))
5 Defiant Sheep fescue NM mix 5/09/06 Picture 5. NM mix beginning to emerge through Futera mat two weeks after seeding
6 Celestial Intrigue TFB 5/09/06 Figure 6. TFB (foreground), Intrigue (greener area above TFB), Celestial (above Intrigue) beginning to emerge through Futera mat two weeks after seeding
7 Defiant Celestial Intrigue TFB 5/09/06 Picture 7. Closer view of Intrigue (ChF) and Celestial (CRF) emerging through Futerra mat two weeks after seeding
8 RTF 5/09/06 Picture 8. RTF sod on day of installation
9 NM mix 5/23/06 Picture 9. NM mix four weeks after seeding
10 NM mix Sheep fescue Defiant 5/23/06 Picture 10. Sheep fescue, Defiant and NM mix four weeks after seeding
11 5/23/06 Picture 11. TFB (foreground) followed by Intrigue, Celestial, Defiant, Sheep and NM mix (directly across wood chip path near upper left) four weeks after seeding
12 TFB Intrigue 5/23/06 Picture 12. Closer view of Intrigue and TFB four weeks after seeding
13 RTF 5/23/06 Picture 13. RTF sod two weeks after installation.
14 6/19/06 Picture 14. Intrigue at about seven weeks from seeding.
15 Intrigue TFB Picture 15. TFB (foreground) followed by Intrigue, Celestial, Defiant, Sheep fescue and NM mix (near top left corner). 6/19/06
16 RTF 6/19/06 Picture 16. RTF sod at 6.5 weeks.
17 6/19/06 Picture 17. NM mix showing encroachment of annual broadleaf weeds at about seven weeks past seeding
18 7/05/06 Picture 18. RTF at nearly eight weeks past installation
19 7/05/06 Picture 19. TFB at nearly 10 weeks after seeding.
20 7/05/06 Picture 20. Intrigue at nearly 10 weeks after seeding
21 7/05/06 Picture 21. NM mix and weed encroachment at nearly 10 weeks after seeding
22 7/05/06 Picture 22. Sheep fescue and weed encroachment particularly at southern end of plot
23 8/10/06 Picture 23. Defiant and weed encroachment into lower 2/3 of plot at 14 weeks past seeding.
24 Intrigue TFB Picture 24. Annual broadleaf weed encroachment into TFB; summer heat and drought stress injury to fine fescues Intrigue, Celestial, Defiant and sheep; 14 weeks after seeding 8/10/06
25 TFB Picture 25. Heat and drought stress injury to Intrigue fine fescue; 14 weeks after seeding Intrigue 8/10/06
26 NM mix 8/10/06 Picture 26. Primarily annual broadleaf weed encroachment into NM mix at 14 weeks after seeding.
27 NM mix 5/15/07 Picture 27. NM mix spring of 2007, 1 year and 3 weeks past installation
28 Celestial Defiant sheep fescue 5/15/07 Picture 28. Spring of 2007, 1 year and 3 weeks past seeding; notice typical distinctly blue color of the sheep fescue compared to Defiant and Celestial
29 Celestial Intrigue 5/15/07 TFB Picture 29. Spring of 2007; remaining summer stress injury from 2006 on Intrigue and Celestial; one year and three weeks from seeding
30 Intrigue TFB 5/15/07 Picture 30. Spring 2007; TFB one year and three weeks after seeding
31 RTF 5/15/07 Picture 31. Spring 2007; one year and one week past installation of RTF sod
32 NM mix 8/09/07 Picture 32. Heat and drought stress injury to NM mix following several weeks of hot, dry conditions
33 Sheep fescue 8/09/07 Picture 33. Sheep fescue following several weeks of hot, dry conditions prior to 8/09/07 picture. Note influence of the tree s shade shadow in preserving green foliage.
34 Defiant 8/09/07 Picture 34. Defiant hard fescue as growing under protection of a tree s shade shadow. Celestial would be to the right of the black line.
35 Celestial 8/09/07 Picture 35. Severe heat and drought stress injury to Celestial following several weeks of hot, dry conditions.
36 TFB 8/09/07 Picture 36. TFB following several weeks of hot and dry conditions prior to 8/09/07.
37 RTF 8/09/07 Picture 37. RTF sod following several weeks of hot and dry conditions prior to 8/09/07.
38 NM mix 8/31/07 Picture 38. Partial recovery of NM mix following above average rainfall after being very hot and dry prior to 8/09/07.
39 Defiant Sheep fescue 8/31/07 Picture 39. Extent of drought stress injury and partial recovery from an extremely hot and dry period prior to 8/09/07 and above average rainfall between 8/09/07 and 8/31/07. Again, notice greener area associated with the tree s shade shadow.
40 Celestial 8/31/07 Picture 40. Extent of heat and drought injury and partial recovery of Celestial following three weeks of above average rainfall.
41 TFB Intrigue 8/31/07 Picture 41. Extent of drought stress injury and partial recovery from an extremely hot and dry period prior to 8/09/07 and above average rainfall between 8/09/07 and 8/31/07.
42 TFB 8/31/07 Picture 42. TFB showing relatively good recovery following three weeks of above average rainfall even on the far south end of the plot.
43 RTF 8/31/07 Picture 43. RTF also showing relatively good recovery following three weeks of above average rainfall even on the far south end of the plot.
44 NM mix 10/11/07 Picture 44. Continued partial recovery of NM mix following above average rainfall in August and September after enduring the severe heat and drought stress of late spring and early summer.
45 Sheep fescue 10/11/07 Picture 45. Continued heat and drought stress recovery of sheep fescue following above average rainfall of August and September with significant injury evident on the southern 2/3 of the plot and less in tree shade shadow area (near top of photo).
46 TFB 10/11/07 Picture 46. Heat and drought stress injury to fine fescues particularly on lower (southerly) 1/2 to 2/3 of plots. Notice relatively good recovery of TFB near top right of photo. Also note protection afforded by tree and shrub shade shade shadows on upper portions of plots.
47 Sheep fescue Defiant 10/11/07 Picture 47. Good drought tolerance where fine fescues were protected from excessive heat within tree shade shadows on upper portions of the plots.
48 TFB 10/11/07 Picture 48. Good TFB regrow and recovery even down to the southerly end of the plot. Geese feeding is primarily responsible for height unevenness.
49 RTF 10/11/07 Picture 49. RTF at end of 2007 growing season. Note good recovery following above average August and September rainfall from heat and drought stress of spring and early summer.
50 NM mix 4/25/08 Picture 50. NM mix plots spring of 2008; three years after installation
51 NM mix 4/25/08 Picture 51. NM mix in spring of 2008, three years after installation
52 4/25/08
53 Celestial 4/25/08 Picture 53. Celestial - spring 2008; note significant thinning due to 2007 spring and early summer severe heat and drought stress
54 Intrigue 4/25/08 Picture 53. Intrigue - spring 2008; note significant thinning due to 2007 spring and early summer severe heat and drought stress.
55 TFB 4/25/08 Picture 55. TFB - spring 2008; note relatively good density of plot in spite of severe heat and drought conditions of spring and early summer of 2007, three years since installation.
56 RTF 4/25/08 Picture 56. RTF - spring 2008; note relatively good density of plot in spite of severe heat and drought conditions of spring and early summer of 2007, three years since installation.
57 NM mix 6/30/08 Picture 57. NM mix just past flowering in early summer 2008.
58 NM mix 6/30/08 Picture 58. NM mix just past flowering in early summer Note significantly more flower production in full sun areas compared to those within shade shadow of crabapple tree
59 Sheep fescue 6/30/08 Picture 59. Sheep fescue just past flowering in early summer Again, note significantly more flower production in full sun areas compared to those within shade shadow of trees. Also note significantly drier and thinner conditions in sunny area.
60 Picture 60. Note thinness of Defiant near southern end of plot (above) compared to much greener denser stand in shade shadow of crabapple tree (right) 6/30/08 Defiant
61 Picture 61. Similar to Defiant, note thinness of southern end (both pictures) while shade protected areas are greener and denser (area near tree in lower picture). 6/30/08 Celestial
62 TFB Intrigue 6/30/08 Picture 62. Intrigue near end of flowering. Note lesser flowering in shaded area near center left in shade shadow of tree.
63 TFB 6/30/08 Picture 63. TFB in flower, early summer Note relatively good density all the way to the southern end of the plot; including significantly less weed encroachment.
64 RTF 6/30/08 Picture 64. RTF in flower early summer Note relatively good density all the way to the southern end of the plot; including significantly less weed encroachment.
65 TFB 6/30/08 Picture 65. View looking back from east to west across all seeded plots looking from with TFB in the foreground.
66 Picture 66. New signage spring 2008 courtesy of Hennepin County.
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