Even if you don’t go to the expense and trouble of removing an existing lawn regardless of its condition, simply overseeding with white clover can start a remarkable transformation. Adding clover to your turfgrass lawn can begins the transformation of adding little flowers, benefits from nitrogen fixing, and gaining a more textured, greener appearance.
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Mixed lawns – alternatives to turfgrass
Posted in environment, planting, tagged environment, flowers, foliage, green, lawn, plants on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lawns: what they’re good for or not…
Posted in 4-letter words, environment, planting, Reading and research, tagged 4-letters, environment, green, lawn on June 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When asked about turf grass lawns, some clients feel that they should have one but cannot provide a particular reason. “Because they’re nice” someone once said to me. I don’t think that is reason enough if there’s no functional or aesthetic need for it. If a lawn fills a particular emotional need or is meaningful in some way, that is a different story. Unfortunately, the care required to keep them healthy makes turf grass lawns one of the least environmentally friendly growing things you can have.
