Pesticides and other harmful chemicals you put on your lawn are not only detrimental to the air, water, and soil (i.e. the whole flipping planet) but the health of your family and community. The pesticides you use for lawn care don’t stay on your lawn. You and your family drag them into the house on your shoes. Pets run through the lawn and spread the pesticides. And particles drift off into the neighborhood. Yay! Instead, keep it green and healthy by reducing your overall use of pesticides – in fact, many people don’t use any pesticides at all.

Here’s how to …read more

The majority of American homeowners—more than 33 million of them—take care of their own lawns, and that number is expected to grow as consumers struggle to live on less money in this challenging economy. Still, taking care of your lawn needn’t be difficult. Lawn Doctor, the nation’s leading expert in lawn care since 1967, has compiled a list to help new do-it-yourselfers achieve beautiful results. Here are some highlights:
1. Grass-cycle: Simply allow grass clippings to remain on the lawn after mowing. It saves time on clean-up and allows for nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium to return to the …read more

This post is not a social or political entry, as it relates to today’s immigration rallies. It is merely an observation.
It is interesting to me how a national event is mirrored in small towns. I work from my home each day, and on a typical spring morning, I usually endure the buzz of lawn mowers and hedge trimmers used by local landscape companies throughout the town. A good majority of the workers who tend to our lawns are from Mexico.
Today, it is dead silent. No mowers, no leaf blowers…it’s simply a quiet, glorious May day. Interesting juxtaposition, if …read more