Papa2mykids
New Member
Many of us want that lush green carpet, but hate the work involved.
Large expanse of grass and lawns come from our European heritage, where large formal lawns and gardens were a must.
Lawns or grassis the biggest waste of time, money and least benificial in your yard.
Look at the water, fertilizer, chemicals and time we spend on keeping them up.
Time and money!
We panic when grubs appear...... what about moles?
There always seems to be some sort of fungus issue.
Don't water and it turns ugly and brown when it goes dormant.
What fun is that?
I like my green, but it is much smaller now days.
If you can, start turning some of your expanses into gardens of lush foliage, small trees, native shrubs, flowers etc and watch nature come to your back door.
Ron
www.gardening-for-wildlife.com
Large expanse of grass and lawns come from our European heritage, where large formal lawns and gardens were a must.
Lawns or grassis the biggest waste of time, money and least benificial in your yard.
Look at the water, fertilizer, chemicals and time we spend on keeping them up.
Time and money!
We panic when grubs appear...... what about moles?
There always seems to be some sort of fungus issue.
Don't water and it turns ugly and brown when it goes dormant.
What fun is that?
I like my green, but it is much smaller now days.
If you can, start turning some of your expanses into gardens of lush foliage, small trees, native shrubs, flowers etc and watch nature come to your back door.
Ron
www.gardening-for-wildlife.com