I'M GETTING fed up with PC attitudes to weeds: a weed and a wild flower are not the same thing. Of course if I find a foxglove, a corn poppy, or a primrose seeding themselves in my flowerbeds, I will welcome them as a good sign about the place I live and leave them alone. ...
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This reduces evaporation by as much as 70% while also suppressing weeds, which will tire themselves out pushing through all that mulch to get out into the sunshine. Mulching after watering helps keep soil cool and hydrated Lock in moisture by laying mulches at least an inch (3cm) t...
I found this wild Saskatoon Berry bush in my Barn pathway flower bed. I know I didn’t plant it there, but there it is all the same. Never wanting to turn away free food, especially a perennial fruit shrub, I decided to move it. You can see it was getting overrun with the other ...
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As somebody who’s tested outdoor power equipment for this magazine and website for several decades, I’ve swatted and cursed mosquitoes countless times as I waded into thick weeds and woods to perform our tests. I’ve evaded skeeters to one extant or another but never employed a fishing ...