If you plan to sow grass seeds on top of your soil, you'll have to know the best grass types for your climate and area.

To avoid this common lawn care mistake, plant cool season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass and red fescue in northern states.

You'll want to lay down seed when the temperatures start to ... Koch recommends drought-tolerant, warm-season grass species like Bermuda grass, Bahia grass, Buffalo grass, and St.