Posts Tagged ‘Yardwork’
A Greener View: Lawn Weeds, Everyone Has Them – Jeff Rugg
Lawn Weeds: Everyone Has Them Q: My lawn is being overtaken by wild strawberry, which is spreading. The only thing that I have been told to do is to wait until it rains and pull the plants out by hand. Do you have any other organic suggestions to get rid of these plants? I am…
Read MoreA Greener View: Cures for Lumpy Lawns – Jeff Rugg
by Jeff Rugg, contributing writer Q: My lawn is getting lumpy, for lack of a better word. It is mostly shady, but I don’t think it is tree roots. There are grass plants and bare spots plus little worm dirt piles. What would be a good way to smooth it out? It is getting hard…
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: Mums and bulbs – Jeff Rugg
by Jeff Rugg, contributing writer Q: I love chrysanthemums. I buy several colors of them each fall. I have tried planting them in the ground but they have never come back in the spring. Any suggestions? A: There are several reasons that they don’t make it through the winter. First, you need to buy a…
Read MoreWhat To Do With Fallen Leaves – “Leave them there!”
From a story by David Mizejewski, National Wildlife Federation You shouldn’t feel obligated to rake up every last leaf in your yard this fall. Leave leaves on the ground – they have a lot of benefit to wildlife and your garden. Below are some tips on how to minimize the time you spend raking and…
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