Fall and Spring are actually the best time to seed fescue lawns around here. AA Co. Farm and Garden Center in Glen Burnie, MD has some custom blended grass seed for our area. I bought the blend called "Shade Shade Shade" and it worked great in a heavily shaded portion of my backyard.

I hope your new lawn made it thru the snow cover! I've been trying to get grass growing in a mostly shaded area on my lawn for 15 years. It's a half-hearted effort because I'd rather make my flower gardens larger and the lawn smaller than actually have a lawn. I overseed every spring and again in fall with a small bag of whatever the new mix is. I may have had the most success with Rebels and it's cheap enough that I don't feel I have to baby it.

If you find a seed for a shady, heavy traffic area, please share. I have a spot that gives me access
from front to back that's shaded and gets trampled from time to time. I
had pavers but they proved unsafe when wet or even damp, so I'm back to trying to grow grass there.

Thanks. pk

Several years ago, my husband decided he was done trying to grow grass in our tiny front yard. It was just too much shade. He covered the entire front with black landscape fabric, then had a load of colorful gravel delivered. We spread it together. And now, when I want a little color, I go for container plants. They look great propped on the gravel "yard".