If your lawn is cool-season grass, it will need proper care when the warmer months arrive. Here's how to make sure it thrives ...

Plant annual ryegrass when you want a fast-growing grass that is suitable for erosion-prone areas and can withstand foot traffic. Fine fescue is a great cool-season fast-growing grass seed ...

Still, with an emphasis on mitigation, ideas include a look at zoning code requirements in the City of Wichita and whether new homeowners should have fescue grass, which requires more watering.