Last year, Master Gardeners answered more than 4000 questions from callers, providing information on plant selection and culture and pest and disease control. Below is a sample of the inquiries addressed in June1998. Part of my lawn is heavily shaded in the summer.
Bermuda grass does very poorly in shaded areas.
Most grasses require 4-5 hours of full sun or a full day of filtered light in order to thrive. In very heavy shade, it is impractical to maintain an attractive lawn and you may want to consider shade-adapted ground cover. My roses have orange spots on the leaves. It is rust, a fungus infection, which is spread by windblown and water-splashed spores. Heavily infected leaves turn yellow or brown and may drop prematurely but a moderate rust infection, particularly on the undersides of leaves, may not harm plants.