Now you understand why more and more high schools and colleges are replacing their natural turf and going to the synthetic field turf - they just cant keep the turf alive amidst all that foot traffic. As far as grass varieties go, Turf Type tall fescues are durable grasses. Its great the kids...
Planter boxes are a good idea but a couple of drawbacks come to mind. Watering the plants in the boxes might create some run off that stains the existing stucco wall the box sits on. Make sure any type of box or container is anchored down well. You wouldn't want the planter blowing off the...