As so often happens in gardening, and life, good news begets bad news. A year ago at this time parts of the nation, especially our great friends in Houston, were mired in an historic drought . . . . . . and while some folks in the Southwest still need to conserve every drop, the forecast from the National Weather Service calls for a great gardening season with respect to water availability in most regions. ...

With summer temperatures heating up in most areas of the country, the annual water watch has officially begun. Last year at exactly this time I posted a five-part series on ways to conserve water in lawns and gardens. With tens of thousands of new visitors to our blog since then, these posts are worth revisiting: Part I: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2009/07/with-july-here-dont-waste-water/ Part I ...

Climate variances never cease to amaze me. As I sit here in soggy Maine with vernal pools that have usually evaporated by May still in evidence as we approach August, I also see on the news that Texas and parts of the nation are experiencing the worst drought in history. Three years ago I was in Texas to film organic lawn care segments for HGTV. One of our guests was Michael Bosco, an organic lawn care prof ...