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Does anyone know how I can have a decent-looking lawn in the midwest without using chemicals? Year in and year out, my husband and I put off fixing up our front yard because we don’t want to hurt the wildlife or groundwater by spraying chemicals all over our weeds. And year in and year out, we have an awful-looking front yard. What can we do?
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Here’s how I do it: I remove the lawn. I really do. And I advocate that because it is such a sink for our natural resources to keep it looking good. I love going in and taking lawns out and creating open borders where we utilize trees, shrubs, outstanding perennials that are drought-tolerant and deer-resistant and that give us so much more interest.
But if you absolutely have to do a lawn (and obviously there are places where you would want a lawn), there are many organic products out now for lawn maintenance. Paul Tukey does a lot in this area and he has a book called The Organic Lawn Care Manual. Also we’re fortunate that with Google, you can search under “organic lawn care” and find a lot of really great products now. The problem with lawns in many of our areas is that they still require water, a great deal of water, and many times they require mowing, which consumes gas, and is another issue as far as our imprint.
I am with you I removed already the left side of the front lawn and I already collect beautiful roses.
This is my question. The old grass still grows aroung the mulch ring where I planted the roses. What can I put so it will stop growing? More mulch? It’s a big garden and it will cost a lot. Any ideas?
There is a really great organization, based in Chicago, called Safer Pest Control Project. Their website offers a wealth of information about living pesticide-free. Follow this link to their page on lawn issues: http://spcpweb.org/yards/
Good luck!