Posts Tagged ‘fall’
To Do in RI: Exeter Fall Festival a perfect season starter
The Friends of the Exeter Public Library and the Yawgoo Valley Ski Area and Waterpark will host the Exeter Fall Festival on Saturday, September 21st, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free for a Family Fun-Filled Day of pumpkin painting, face painting, balloon animals and carnival games with prizes! There will be…
Read MoreLeaf removal battle has taken a Shakespearean twist! – Michael William Morse(speare)
by Michael Morse, contributing writer King Michael V: What’s he that wishes so? These leaves that fall with purpose? No, my fair homeowners: If we are mark’d to die to keep our lands fallen leaf free – to do our landscape proud; and never to leave them where they fall, for the fewer leaves have…
Read MoreA Greener View: Fall Landscaper Questions – Jeff Rugg
by Jeff Rugg, contributing writer Q: My landscaper told me a couple of things that I don’t understand. I think he is just trying to make some money. Is this a good time to fertilize a bluegrass lawn? Is this a good time to apply weed controls in the lawn or flower bed? How low…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Enjoy fishing, hunting, hayrides and mums, while 2A in the courts – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer If you are like most of us, you have had it with the rain. If it indeed rains this Saturday and Sunday like some forecast, it will have rained 16 of the last 18 weekends. Take advantage of any decent break in the weather and hit the waterways or woods. …
Read MoreA Greener View: Fall Gardening – Jeff Rugg
by Jeff Rugg, contributing writer Normally, August weather is hot and dry all across the country. In spite of that, it is still a good month to do many gardening and landscaping tasks. Many vegetable crops produce more and have higher-quality fruit in cool weather, when the plant is not stressed. During the first half…
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