Lawn Care
What happened to the green grass of summer? Your lawn may be looking anything but green. Here are a few lawn care tips for giving your grass the equivalent of a hammock and a tall frosty drink. Drinking problem? If your lawn is green, but has some brown patches, you may need to reset your sprinklers to that all of your lawn gets adequate water. Other problems could include a clogged or broken sprinkler line, or inadequate watering ... Read the rest of this story
We have ground squirrels, marmots, gophers, and chipmunks, among others. Whether to wage war, or get used to the varmints, that is the question. Trying to control rodent damage in my lawn and gardens is tricky; I don’t want to risk harming backyard birds and other welcome critters, but I know what will happen if I don’t repel the brigade of varmints above and below ground. My dogs are pretty good at pest control, but they “dig to ... Read the rest of this story
Biodiversity plays an important role in lawn care and gardening. Although a perfect carpet of uniform green grass may be appealing, a mixture of grasses can strengthen your lawn against pests and disease. In southern California during the 1960s, dichondra lawns were all the rage. Dichondra (Dichondra repens) is not actually grass, but a warm season ground cover that was originally considered a weed. Dichondra’s round leaves provide a springy, “cushy” feel underfoot; there’s nothing like going ... Read the rest of this story
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