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Ice Traction Aids? Avoid Salt on Lawns and Plants

18. January 2012

Here’s a breakdown of various products available for use, with a review of whether or not they’ll harm your landscape: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2011/01/calcium-based-ice-melt-is-safer-for-lawns/

Time to Plant Grass Seed . . . in the South

28. November 2011

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While those of us in the North are primarily concerned with collecting those last few leaves from the lawn to avoid winterkill next spring, many folks in the South are actually preparing to plant. When December arrives, the cooler temperatures turn many Southern lawns brown — which is the natural dormant state. To combat that appearance, [...]

Green Lawns, No Synthetic Chemicals: Examples from the Midwest

17. November 2011

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The SafeLawns fall tour of the Midwest unveiled numerous examples of landscape sustainability in recent days. Hosted by our sponsoring partners at Calcium Products/NatraTurf and Purple Cow Organics, we visited installations at state capitols, college campuses, golf courses, public gardens and private residences during our whirlwind tour. Here are just a few examples:

Here’s a Thought: Combine Exercise With Utility on the Sports Fields

11. November 2011

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Here’s a link sent to us by Katy Moss Warner, the emeritus director of the American Horticultural Society and the woman who built and oversaw operations at the Walt Disney World landscape in Orlando for a quarter century. She’s a huge proponent of sustainable landscaping. Turns out that at some schools, where budgets are tight, [...]

Late-Season Lawn Tips, Step By Step

10. November 2011

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While some folks in the southern tier of North America are readying their lawns by planting annual ryegrass seed for some winter green right about now, those of us in the North should be buttoning up the lawn for the longest season of the year. Here are a few general tips, which will vary depending on [...]

Giving Organics the Old College Try

21. October 2011

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Spurred by the success of pilot projects at Bowdoin College in Maine and Harvard University in Massachusetts, several other college campuses across the nation have turned aside chemicals on their malls and promenades in favor of a more natural approach. In today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, Virginia Smith chats with a groundskeeper who is delighted to have [...]

The Glenstone Project: Unveiling the Science of Organic Lawn Care, Step by Step

19. October 2011

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As reported here throughout the past few months, the SafeLawns Foundation and the Glenstone Foundation are partnering with the University of Maryland’s world-renowned turfgrass department on a long-term study to review the efficacy of organic lawn care. After months of planning, researchers broke ground in the last two weeks at test plots, both at the [...]

The Lawn Phosphorus Firestorm: The Flames Are Warming

18. October 2011

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New Laws Wrongfully Restrict Organic Fertilizers The coming year is shaping up as a major battleground and your lawn may be caught in the crosshairs of a fight that stretches from Maine to Washington state. The issue is phosphorus, denoted by the letter P and the number 15 on the Periodic Table of Elements that hung in [...]

Book Excerpt: ‘A Lawn Renovation’ from The Organic Lawn Care Manual

17. October 2011

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The No-So-Instant Makeover: A Lawn Renovation As much as a complete new lawn construction removes much of the mystery from the process, a renovation is the ultimate horticultural puzzle. Finding the solution begins with a big multi-pronged question: What is it about your current lawn that you don’t like and what is causing the deficiencies? Somewhere along [...]

Leaves: Leave Them or Rake Them?

12. October 2011

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That was the question during our weekly radio interview this morning. For a full analysis of whether to rake, or not, this fall . . . read on: Part I, Foliage: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/fall-leaves-part-1/ Part II, Collection: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/fall-leaves-part-ii/ Part III, Gadgets: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/fall-leaves-part-iii/

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Ice Traction Aids? Avoid Salt on Lawns and Plants

Time to Plant Grass Seed . . . in the South

Green Lawns, No Synthetic Chemicals: Examples from the Midwest

Here’s a Thought: Combine Exercise With Utility on the Sports Fields

Late-Season Lawn Tips, Step By Step

Giving Organics the Old College Try

The Glenstone Project: Unveiling the Science of Organic Lawn Care, Step by Step

The Lawn Phosphorus Firestorm: The Flames Are Warming

Book Excerpt: ‘A Lawn Renovation’ from The Organic Lawn Care Manual

Leaves: Leave Them or Rake Them?

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