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Anti Being “Anti No Mow May”

By: angiehongmn May 9, 2023

Yards and Landscapingbee lawns, featured, gardening, lawns, native plants, No Mow May5 Comments

There seems to be an “anti” No Mow May movement underway and I fear we are missing a golden opportunity to ride the wave of public enthusiasm and begin breaking the green grass chains that bind.

Bring on the bees

By: angiehongmn August 11, 2022November 30, 2022

Yards and Landscapingbee lawns, featured, lawns, pollinators, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

It is hard to say whether bee lawns are a hot new trend or a throw-back to the early 1900s.

Bee Lawns are Green Lawns

By: angiehongmn July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

Yards and Landscapingbee lawns, bees, Blue Thumb, drought, featured, lawns, pollinators, water conservation1 Comment

Unlike typical lawns, bee-friendly lawns feature a mix of drought-tolerant fine fescue grasses and low-growing flowers such as Dutch white clover, creeping thyme, and self heal.

Cheap Trick Remix (the lawn version)

By: angiehongmn May 27, 2021May 25, 2021

Yards and Landscapingbee lawns, featured, lawn care, lawns, sustainable lawns, water conservationLeave a Comment

Five cheap tricks for a beautiful, healthy lawn that is safe for your kids and pets.

New funding coming soon for bee-friendly yards

By: angiehongmn June 20, 2019June 5, 2019

Keeping water clean, Wildlife, Yards and Landscapingbee lawns, bees, featured, lawns to legumes, native plants, pollinators, rusty patched bumble beeLeave a Comment

Cheryl Seeman is a Master Gardener and bee-lover who lives on Crooked Lake in Andover. “They call me the Queen Bee,” says Seeman with a laugh, as she leads visitors through her verdant yard and gardens. The lawn is dotted with white clover and dandelion blooms. A wide rain garden borders a curbside city storm…