With our draconian water restrictions in place, many people are swapping out their front lawns for artificial grass. Hailed as a sustainable alternative to the traditional lawn, is it really? It’s true that you’ll reduce your water use, eliminate the need for fertilizers and pesticides, and no need for power tools to keep it looking […]
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With hot weather and water restrictions, lawns are definitely not looking their best. Do you really want to keep the swath of green growing or make a change and swap it out? If you’re up for trying something different, now’s a great time to do it. You can get financial rebates from the local water
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The main benefits a layer of mulch on your vegetable or flower beds can provide include: Conserves moisture by slowing evaporation Reduces growth of weeds Helps reduce erosion Adds organic matter as it breaks down Increases water absorption and retention Makes surface areas more attractive With our current drought situation, we’re all trying to preserve
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Spring is here and so are the weeds! Are you seeing grasses, dandelions, bindweed, and even wild blackberry popping up in your lawn, flower beds, vegetable gardens, or other exposed spaces? Even in teeny spaces between bricks on your patio? What’s a gardener to do with such a bounty of weeds? The most effective method
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The rains of winter are still in progress, and along with it is the veritable carpet of green that now surrounds us. Plants may be growing, especially the ones you don’t want – the weeds in your garden. You know the saying – a weed is simply any plant in a place you don’t want
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If you see this plant pop up somewhere in your garden, be careful! This robust invader is American pokeweed, also known as pokeberry, and poke salad. Native to the eastern U.S. it’s spreading in parts of California including Marin backyards. Left on its own, it can grow about 6 to 10 feet tall, produces long
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Got a weedy patch of garden or raised bed that’s covered with weeds? The warmest time of the year is a great one to cook the soil to get rid of existing weeds and their seeds. It’s a pretty easy process, very effective, it just takes some time and sunpower to work. Learn more about
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Weeds growing with abandon? In your vegetable and flower beds and in your lawn? Weeds, simply put, are plants growing where they aren’t wanted – those pesky things growing around the base of your roses or trees, in among your vegetable bed or creating a mosaic pattern in your lawn. Almost any plant – from
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Spring is here and plants are leafing out all over! Do any of your plants have leaves that look dry and crispy? Pale, small and misshapen? It may be the result of unintentional exposure to a weed killer. Plants can be damaged by even a slight amount of spray drift – in your own yard
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You know the saying – a weed is any plant in a place you don’t want it. Are you seeing grasses, dandelions, bindweed and even wild blackberry, popping up in your lawn, flower beds, vegetable gardens or other exposed spaces; even in teeny spaces between bricks on your patio? What’s a gardener to do with
