Those pesky weeds!

Now is the time to cut down next season's weed population. October is a perfect time to take care of those pests since we are out there doing seasonal maintenance.  Actually, anytime is a good time to avoid the over-population of the pesky weeds.  The secret is to not let the weeds...

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Toss the bare lawn?

Our once gorgeous and lush green grass in the front yard has turned to bare spots and mass plantings of a variety of weeds. When I saw the photo of an interesting and beautiful non-lawn yard scene, I thought "why not?" One of the why nots is that succulents don't do well in our climate and that...

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Grassless Wishes

I already dislike grass in the landscape . . . then the lawn mower decided to quit working with flowering weeds looming in the midst of a sparse lawn.  That was it for me . . . no more grass . . . it is history! The more landscape design research I do, the more I am loving large winding paths,...

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