Those of you who have been following along or are reading this in the book version will know that I made some mistakes when I first began converting my suburban lawn into a biodiverse habitat. Hopefully, you have learned from my mistakes and even found entertainment from my documenting them and relating them to you. … Continue reading A Peek at the Weeds!
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Why We Love Our Lawns
Photo by Bryce Carithers on Pexels.com As I have said before, Guy Next door loves his lawn. He is fully vested and invested in making it lush and green. He will spend thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours each year in maintaining his crisp, freshly mowed, and immaculate creation. Happy Birth Day American! We … Continue reading Why We Love Our Lawns
Bee-Lawn Maintenance.
This week’s article will focus on the Bee-lawn. As mentioned in Give Dandelions their Day in the Sun our early emerging pollinators struggle to find sources of nectar. Therefore, it is critical we allow the dandelions and other early emerging nectar producers to grow unmolested in at least portions of our lawns. Most importantly do … Continue reading Bee-Lawn Maintenance.
From Sunshine to Wine
The rays of sunshine travel 93 million miles in eight minutes and twenty seconds and land upon your lawn. These rays of sunlight are not the sun’s heat or thermal energy but a form of energy called electromagnetic radiation - a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and X-rays, in which electric … Continue reading From Sunshine to Wine
Giving Dandelions their Day in the Sun.
Originally I meant to include this article later in the series, but I realized this week as I took pictures of my yard and compared them to the Guy next door that the dandelions were doing their job and needed this article now. I know the spring has been in full bloom in the southern … Continue reading Giving Dandelions their Day in the Sun.
T.L. Johnson 