They may also be invasive around flower beds, etc. Northern grasses consist of Tall Fescues, Rye grasses, Fine Fescues, and Blue grasses. Blue grasses and rye grasses generally don't do well with our heat. Tall Fescues are sun lovers such as Kentucky 31, Rebel, Triple A, Falcon, Shenandoah, etc. There are hundreds of varieties of Turf Type Tall Fescues available.
Fine Fescues are very handy for shady or low maintenance areas such as steep slopes.
Creeping Red Fescues good for dense shade. The artwork, studio, house and grounds associated with Gari Melchers offer area residents and visitors numerous opportunities to learn about art, architecture and history on both local and international levels. The gardens are an integral part of the experience at Belmont, and the restoration undertaken by The Garden Club of Virginia in 1993 provides a beautiful setting. At her death, Corinne Melchers deeded Belmont to the State of Virginia. This path runs from the summer house to the ice pond located at the bottom of a hill leading to the Rappahannock river, which had fallen into disrepair.