{"id":205,"date":"2020-01-04T23:43:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T23:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/urbanlandscapesns.ca\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2020-01-06T02:09:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T02:09:33","slug":"lawns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/urbanlandscapesns.ca\/lawns\/","title":{"rendered":"Clover Lawns"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Before herbicides came into common use in the 1950s, white clover was a common, natural and desired component of temperate region lawns.<\/p>\n

” The thought of White Dutch Clover as a lawn weed will come as a distinct shock to old-time gardeners. I can remember the day when lawn mixtures were judged for quality by the percentage of clover seed they contained. the higher this figure, the better the mixture…I can remember the loving care which old-time gardeners gave their clover lawns. The smug look on the face of the proud homeowner whose stand was the best in the neighbourhood was really something to behold… ” –\u00a0In New Way to Kill Weeds by R. Milton Carelton, 1957<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Clover quickly disappeared from chemically managed lawns. When it reinvades such lawns naturally, it develops in patches which can look unsightly.\u00a0So it became known as a weed rather than a desirable component of lawns.<\/p>\n

However, there is another approach: overseed and manage the sward so that clover is regularly distributed through the sward. Then the clover forms a pleasing blend with the grass.<\/p>\n

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Clover confers many benefits, e.g.,<\/p>\n