Ohioguy wrote:
Are there any legumes or clovers that I could incorporate into a low
maintenance yard? I have purchased a couple of short, relatively slow
growing fescue varieties, but a legume would add some nitrogen
naturally. I was thinking about white dutch clover, but then I seemed
to recall seeing some really short yellow flowers in a yard that
appeared to be a clover, vetch or something in the legume family. It
was only about half the height of dutch clover, but I can't seem to find
any seed. (probably because I don't know the name to search for)

a slow growing fescue will likely be crowded
out by almost any clover or other cover i can
think of.

yard in the city or yard in the country? in
the city rules about how long it can get are often
in play. in the country you can plant what you
want and manage it more appropriately.

you might have seen a variety of birdsfoot
trefoil, which doesn't naturally stay low
but repeated mowing keeps it short. avoid
the viking variety (it was developed to be
taller). sometime i should get a picture of
this one area in the city that is mowed once
in a while, but is otherwise full of trefoil --
in bloom it is great looking. not the same as
low maint, but i'd rather look at that area
than most yards of grasses and nothing else.


songbird