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Lawn Weed Tolerance Survey, Halifax, 25 May 2023

Posted on May 25, 2023 by admin

I conducted my sometimes annual lawn ecology survey yesterday (May 25), results shown in the image at right. The Ratio of Weed Intolerant to Weed Tolerant (& pollinator-friendly) front lawns is similar to that I have found in past years … Continue reading →

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When converting a lawn to a meadow is illegal

Posted on July 23, 2020 by admin

Couple battling municipality over ‘nuisance’ wildflower garden Stu Mills · CBC News · Posted: Jul 20, 2020 “La Pêche, Que., couple says their vegetation is a habitat for bees and butterflies”

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Early April is ideal time to overseed clover

Posted on April 9, 2020 by admin

There are many benefits to having clover in lawns: – Combined with mulch-mowing, the clover can supply most or all of the turf’s needs for nitrogen. Clover and other legumes are infected by soil bacteria which form nitrogen-fixing nodules on … Continue reading →

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What’s ripping up the lawns?

Posted on May 5, 2019 by admin

Crows are said to be the culprits. Well really it’s the grubs they are after that are the problem. I have noticed a lot more crows on peninsular Halifax this spring and am wondering if disruption of the roost at … Continue reading →

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Spreading clover seed on a Halifax lawn

Posted on April 23, 2019 by admin

My front lawn is particularly difficult, but not atypical of front lawns (or sometimes back lawns) in Halifax. It was established on shallow soil, there are tree roots through it and from late May on it is shaded by Norway … Continue reading →

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Recent research shows bees love naturalized yards!

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Talan Iscan

Here is a coverage in the media: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/city-bees-allotments-gardens-help-arrest-decline-study & Apr 23, 2019: To Nurture Nature, Neglect Your Lawn By Margaret Renkl in The New York Times. “Why poison the earth when you can have wildflowers at your feet and songbirds … Continue reading →

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Surette on bottled water and lawn chemicals

Posted on October 27, 2018 by admin

In “Let’s stop being such environmental dunces” (Chronicle Herald, Oct 2, 2018), columnist Ralph Surette cited bottled water and our use of lawn chemicals as prime examples of “low-hanging toxic fruit that is environmentally, economically and logically idiotic — and … Continue reading →

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