Comments on: Pollinator Heaven and Hell

By: Zac

Zac — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:31:47 +0000

It’s sick, for sure. Unless of course you’re dabbling in silvopasture and the grass is kept short and fertilized by munching animals.

By: donna

donna — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:24:11 +0000

What ticks me off here in SoCal is they are telling us homeowners to restrict water, but impose NO restriction on the commercial users and golf courses. Granted many of them they usually use gray water, but still. It’s quite unfair .

By: Deirdre

Deirdre — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:02:38 +0000

I’m a firm believer in the “good enough” lawn. As someone else said, a little lawn is good to rest the eyes, and contrast with the beds and borders, but moss, clover, bright eyes don’t bother me.
In some situations, such as when trying to reclaim land from pernicious weeds like blackberries, regular mowing is the least toxic way to deal with them.

By: juwan

juwan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:06:15 +0000

for second image, i think that will be more beautiful if added some flower, will be green and beautiful..

By: heipei

heipei — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:49:55 +0000

Pff, the second image is from my garden in the Bergische Land part of Germany

By: Town Mouse

Town Mouse — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:16:33 +0000

To me, it all depends on where you live. In New England, or England, there’s probably enough rain for a nice lawn. But in the arid southwest and west, lawn looks either strange or sick, depending on how much water it gets. 50 million gallons of water a year for a golf course? Seems like a bad idea to me.