Dear Garden Expert, The grass in our front yard has steadily been dying over the last 1.5 years. I have attached before (2012) and after (2018) photos. The trees were smaller 6 years ago. There is more shade but there is sun light in the area where the grass has died. The trees are maples. I recently planted goldenrod and white wood aster under the trees. The Asiatic garden beetles have eaten many of the leaves. I spayed the plants directly with neem to attempt to control the bugs and have had some luck. I mention this because I often wonder if the problem is grubs. I also need to share this sod story - in case you think it is related to the problem. The timing is very suspicious. About 2 years ago, our neighbor replaced their entire front yard with sod. I transplanted a few pieces of the left over sod from their project into our yard. About 6 months later, the contractor removed all of the sod from my neighbor's front yard and replaced it with new sod. This, strangely enough, is when our grass started dying. The dead zone is around the area where the sod was planted. I asked our neighbors why they replaced the sod but never got a good answer. We gathered soil samples for testing in March 2018. Because we decided to mulch the area and plant native species plants in lieu of grass, we followed the garden plan. The soil test report is attached. We applied lime and starter fertilizer with phosphorous. The grass showed signs of improvement but that quickly faded. We also spread leafgro in the problem areas. With the beetles eating our plants and something killing our grass, we are scared to spend more money on the front lawn or native sedges but we would love to have a pretty yard again. Your time and suggestions are very much appreciated.