It is here again. That time of year when we have to get out the lawn mower and get to it. All land owners know that taking care of a yard is a year round job for some. Some of us are lucky enough to get a brief break due to snow on the ground, [...]
Read full post...GARDENING: Taking the tug out of your lawnmower
By LEE REICH
For The Associated Press
Posted: Jun. 2, 2008
Mowing the lawn no longer has to begin with a nervous tug on a starter cord, or the smell of gasoline and oil.
This happy state of affairs is the result of a new generation of electric lawnmowers, perhaps the greatest [...]
Why not let them grow as God intended? There are as many reasons to prune a tree as there are individual species and circumstances.
Sometimes it’s necessary because wind has broken off a branch. Leaving a partial branch after the break is not ideal for the tree’s health and they’re unsightly. Where your property has trees, [...]
This is a big buffet. You moved out into the woods and now you realize that your trees, shrubs and flowers look like a free lunch to wildlife. Rabbits love to munch on clover and other grasses, as well as certain kinds of flowers. Deer love fruit and certain kinds of shrubbery. Moose will [...]
Read full post...By HELEN ATTHOWE for the Missoulian
We get a lot of questions at the extension office about organic lawn care. Is it possible? Absolutely. But, sometimes the organic approach is a bit more costly.
Organic lawn care starts with good soil. Good soil for lawns is high in nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic matter with a pH of [...]
When we speak about basic tools for lawn care, we should
realize that it’s only been just over a hundred fifty years
since grass was cut with a hand scythe - if it was cut at
all. That was about the extent of lawn care then. Now, there
are a dozen tools - some hand, some power, that are
considered [...]
— Water-wise landscaping more popular than ever, but it’s not maintenance-free
By LORI GRANNIS for the Missoulian
Let’s get one thing straight. Xeriscaping is not “zero”-scaping.
That distinction is important, according to Missoula veteran landscaper Bill Caras, of Caras Nursery, because the term seems to cause a lot of confusion.
Xeriscaping is the speech-stumbling term coined back in 1978 [...]
By ROB CHANEY for the Missoulian
Lawn mowing isn’t kid’s stuff anymore.
Cutting the grass has become a professional business for many in Missoula. Where just a decade ago high school students dragged their lawnmowers door to door for summer money, now teams of high-speed lawn maintenance experts with trailer-loads of gear rule the market.
“Most of the [...]
