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of water bans and lawn irrigation scofflaws

John — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:07:03 +0000

The weather continues to be completely wacked. It’s been hot and humid for the better part of the past 5 or 6 weeks. The region has suffered repeated thunderstorms and torrential downpours that resulted in severe flash flooding in some areas. But by some twist of fate/luck, my personal piece of geography has been [...read more]

lawn aeration

John — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:50:16 +0000

We’ve been in our house since 1997. About two years after we moved in I paid a landscaper to put in a new lawn. The first few years the lawn looked great. I dutifully mowed and fertilized in the spring and fall every year. Then one year it fell victim to grubs and then the [...read more]

i sing the lawn mower electric

John — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:02:25 +0000

Apologies in advance to Walt Whitman and Ray Bradbury. Today I mowed my lawn for the first time this season so I thought I’d take the opportunity to discuss the pros and cons of electric lawn mowers. This is an area where I have real street cred. My father bought an electric lawnmower from Sears back [...read more]