It's always fun to find a fellow blogger who puts a new, interesting slant on an eco-friendly gardening technique. So I got a kick out of a post that I found on Sprinkler Juice called How to Kill Weeds. In it, the writer compares weeds to belly fat and mentions that getting rid of both ... Read More 1 Comment
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on October 18, 2011
I just spent a great session with my shrink. Together, we uncovered all sorts of problems that I have a tendency to try to ignore, bury or allow to run rampant. But by calming me down and giving me the time to look at each thing separately, my shrink helped me eliminate some of the ... Read More No Comments
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on September 4, 2011
Over the past few weeks, several readers have contacted me and asked if I had heard about an herbicide named Imprelis. I had read about it, in passing, but hadn't had the time to look into it in depth. What I originally read was that Imprelis herbicide, which was marketed as an environmentally friendly herbicide for professional ... Read More No Comments
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on August 10, 2011
I’m not very squeamish when it comes to adding things to my garden for nutrients. Rotten fruit, critter poop, dead hornworms and huge baseball size balls of lint that I pull out of my dryer, all look like possible fertilizer, to me. But I have to say that when I first heard about SmartGrow products, the ... Read More 1 Comment
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on August 1, 2011
Some freaks of nature are fun and interesting. Take 4-leaf clovers, for example. It is estimated that there are 10,000 3-leaf clovers to every 4-leaf clover, making the 4-leafers a bit of a stand-our freak in the clover field. Clovers can also have 5, 6 and even more leaves. The record, in fact, appears to ... Read More No Comments
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on July 25, 2011
I first saw this post a few days ago on the weather channel. (www.weather.com) It is about a new idea to use paintball guns to "shoot" herbicides with "sub-meter accuracy". Take a look (and listen) at this short video and see if your reaction is the same as mine. Do you see and hear the ... Read More 5 Comments
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on July 23, 2011
I’m starting to think that my friend Steve REALLY likes sheep. Every now and then he sends me an idea for something to write about on my blog and it seems like a lot of the topics lately have pertained to sheep. Hmmmmm. Mostly the articles talk about using sheep to maintain your lawn. Not ... Read More 2 Comments
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on July 19, 2011
I've written several posts about pet and animal safety in our gardens. One entitled Pets and Pesticides specifically detailed some of the research done on pesticides and how the can affect animals. The other one, called More Pet Safety in the Garden, talked about some of the other items we use in our gardens that ... Read More 2 Comments
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on June 29, 2011
"In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous." ~ Aristotle I took a long walk around our property this weekend and marveled at the beauty of all of the luscious green poison ivy. I had a bad run-in with the weed years ago, back when we first bought our little plot of land. The rash ... Read More No Comments
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on June 27, 2011
In many cases, the use of native plants is cause for debate, and often, heated debate. Some advocates of native plants think that gardeners should plant ALL natives. Others feel that it’s okay to plant both natives and non-natives. Read More 1 Comment
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on April 15, 2011
Welcome to the Metro DC Lawn and Garden Blog — your source for all things green in Washington, DC and surrounding areas. If you’re looking to swap tips, share stories, have more fun, and take better care of your lawn and garden, then you’ve come to the right place!
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