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Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium
You can get a big bag of Sheep Fescue at Bow Pointe Nursery. I bought some a couple of years ago to see if it would take in my front yard that is dominated by a large spruce tree. No dice. I think the bag of seed was close to $50.00, so not exactly cheap.
About 12 years ago I (pro landscapers, actually) installed pavers in my backyard for the patio. Two years ago, I ripped them up and put concrete in. Our winters are hell on pavers. Some of them sank several inches and I also gave up on the drudgery of picking weeds that would come up through the cracks.
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That's too bad. The pavers I put in for my parents patio is still looking good (nothing to trip on) twelve years later. However you need a really good base of crush rock, and only use an inch of sand on top. Afterwards I recommend a concrete sand application for between the pavers.
Good stone / paver work is really hard to come by though. Proximity to poplar trees will also cause problems.