Andrea Dukakis/CPR NewsPanayoti Kelaidis stands in front of CPR’s Andrea Dukakis’ Denver home. He came to offer some advice on what to do about patchy grass and wilting shrubs.
Turf grasses for shade: red fescue (Festuca rubra)
Turf grass for sun: Dog Tuff Grass
Great smaller trees for Denver: Crabapples, Hawthorns, Hop Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), Utah (Wasatch) Maple, Pinon pine, Gambel’s Oak, Golden rain tree
Great large trees for Denver: Ohio Buckeye, Yellow Buckeye, Chinkapin Oak, Texas Oak (Quercus buckleyi), Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii), Burr Oak, Kentucky Coffee Tree, Honey locust (which is bordering on being overplanted)
