Category Archives: Lawns
Have a Bee-Friendly Yard
National Honey Bee Day is this Saturday! One way to “bee” friendly is to create a pollinator-friendly garden by avoiding pesticides and planting flowers that bloom at different times. All these flowers are indigenous to the Eastern United States. They … Continue reading
The Choice for Me: Chem Free!
Despite a recent and evolving Lyme diagnosis, I maintain my position of avoiding pesticide use. As the ER team knows, I love to tell the kale “tree” story in which my kale crop flourished even in the depths of winter and … Continue reading
Dandelions Are Our Friends
Dandelions contain protein, calcium, iron, Vitamins A & C. There are uses for almost every part of the plant. The roots and greens can be used to make a tonic that promotes digestion and acts as a diuretic. Dandelions are also … Continue reading
Lawn Lunch
You may have a salad growing in your yard. There are lots of reasons not to treat your lawn with chemicals and pesticides, and one of them is that your yard may be edible! You may find your relationship … Continue reading
Changing Up The Lawn
Even though the week started out snow-covered, I am still thinking about fixing my lawn this coming spring. Along with my natural lawn maintenance plan, I am searching for ways to create low maintenance lawn alternatives. I want to add … Continue reading
My Lawn, Your Lawn
Why is chemical treatment on my lawn such a big deal? It’s my grass on my property. It’s not like I’m spraying all my neighbor’s lawns or the playground or the dog park. It was presented to me like this- … Continue reading
Eat Your Weed
MOMs is in full-obsession mode this week over dandelions – and we have every reason to be. We, Americans in particular, are choking our ground water with fertilizers and drying out our clean water resources to try to give grass … Continue reading
Water Safety & Lawn Care: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
According to the National Pesticides Telecommunications Network (NPTN), a pesticide is a chemical used to control a pest, be it “an insect, weed, bacteria, fungus, rodent, fish or any other troublesome organism.[i]” While some are naturally occurring in the environment, … Continue reading
We’re Saving Dandelions! Here’s why
Here’s a little quiz: It’s important to Save the Dandelions because… a) They’re yellow and pretty b) You can eat them c) They’re good for your lawn d) All of the above If you choose any of these as your … Continue reading
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