Posts Tagged: lawns

Can you have it all? Probably not but you can change your attitude.

In what has been dubbed “dandelion-gate,” members of the Washington State legislature spent 20 minutes complaining about weeds on the capital's lawn “In all the years I've been here I've never seen so many dandelions all over,” Sen. Mike Padden (R) said. “Is it...

What changes in weed species are we seeing after four years of drought?

Do weed populations change during a drought? Does drought favor certain species? Does annual or perennial species matter? During this four year period of drought in California, have they changed? What are the populations of annual and perennial weeds? With a limiting growth factor, in this case...

Don't let your lawn die!

Here's something from Jeannette Warnert [(559) 240-9850, jewarnert@ucanr.edu] via UC ANR News :: July 15, 2015 The drought needs not be a death sentence for your lawn While a golden brown lawn is seen as a badge of honor to some residents of drought-stricken California, in fact,...

Reduced Irrigation Observations

On April 1, 2015 Governor Brown mandated a 25% water reduction in urban water use.  While you may have seen the news articles about some private citizens or even some public areas being irrigated like water is an unlimited resource, my observation is that most homes and public areas are in...

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