Ever since my tore the yard up this summer to deconstruct the deck and replace with a patio, the grass on the side of the house and in the backyard has suffered. I finally got grass seed down and have been watering it like a fiend. 

On one side of the patio, thriving patch #1:

on another side of the patio, thriving patch #2:

There was a third patch that showed the newest growth along the side of the house where the truck drove through to dump the concrete. But . . . well, you get the picture. It's grass growing.