New Age lawns
A small but increasing number of homeowners say they are becoming more "green" by giving up green. Instead of maintaining the usual sprawling spread of short, neatly mowed grass, their "lawns" now consist of a mixture of native perennial plants and flowers that require little fertilizing, herbicides, watering or mowing, yet attract a zoo of butterflies, bees and birds. One guru of this movement ...
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Can you help? Wish list from nonprofit organizations, Aug. 9
Following is a wish list of items and volunteer opportunitiesfrom nonprofit agencies in Racine County. They were provided bylocal nonprofit agencies.
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Rid your landscape of clinging vines
To control weedy vines, you have to be persistent and act frequently for as long as it takes.
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Proper maintenance might limit blight
Dear Jane: I’ve raised tomatoes in an elevated plot for about 10 years. They have suffered from blight in years past, but this is the first year that a copper fungicide spray has been virtually useless.
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Hot Trend in Lawn Care: Give Grass a Dye Job
Charlie Koerkel was inspired watching the end zone being painted during a football game. So why not give dry, brown yards a green dye job? Lawn - American football - End zone - Garden - College football
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Can you help? Wish list from nonprofit agencies, Aug. 23
Following is a wish list of items and volunteer opportunitiesfrom nonprofit agencies in Racine County. They were provided bylocal nonprofit agencies.
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Surprise officials: Water conservation not sinking in
Water officials in Surprise doubt their efforts about conservation are making an impact on residents.
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THURSDAY'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Elm Park Concert Series Valvatross, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12. Park Avenue and Highland Street, Worcester.
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Can you help? Wish list from nonprofit agencies
Following is a wish list of items and volunteer opportunitiesfrom nonprofit agencies in Racine County. They were provided bylocal nonprofit agencies.
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Perennial weed can be pulled, sprayed
Q: My neighbor and I have patches in our yards of sparse, light-green grass that grows faster than the rest of the lawn. Even during the recent dry spell, this stuff kept growing. What is it, and what can we do about it?
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