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Whose lawn is lusher?
Toronto, ON, Aug 05, 2009 — Lots of people love a full, lush lawn. Personal green space for the kids, a tidy, open vista around the house, but it isn't easy, keeping a monoculture like grass. Lawns DO like a rainy summer like this one. And fertilizers and herbicides might help. But there's concern about water pollution from lawn chemicals. Julie Grant reports that some experts say you can use them, just don't over-use them. Go to full article
Catching up with ?shoulder? season chores
Oct 27, 2008 — Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about late season lawn and garden chores. Go to full article
Now is the time for lawn care
Sep 08, 2008 — Martha Foley talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about lawns. Amy says September is the most important month to consider lawn care. Go to full article
More Early Spring Chores: Raking and Lawn Care
Apr 11, 2005 — It was a beautiful weekend for yard work, but too early to start planting the garden. Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy spent the weekend raking their lawns. Go to full article
Spring Lawn Care: Keeping it Green and Growing
May 17, 2004 — Horticulturist Amy Ivy has tips on preparing your lawn for the summer. Go to full article
Commentary: The Green Standard
Sep 19, 2002 — Many Americans try to grow the perfect lawn, lush green, manicured expanse without weeds. But, according to commentator Elle Garrell Berger, what we have come to think of as the best kind of lawn may be the worst lawn for us and our environment. Go to full article
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