MAY FLOWERS - YARDS
ACROSS ROCHESTER ARE
TAKE A LOOK AT WAYS TO
ENJOY YOUR LAWN WITH
YOUR FAMILY - AND YOUR
PETS - WITHOUT
CHEMICALS.
JAMES GILBERT REPORTS
((PKG))
KEEPING A LAWN GREEN -
BROCCOLO LAWN CARE'S
JESSICA DEMASIO SAYS
"you can be somewhat
tolerant to a certain
amount of weeds in
your lawn without
them taking over, and
you can treat them
with spot treatment. "
THEY SAY AVOID
BLANKETT PESTICIDES -
THAT COULD BE BAD FOR
YOU AND YOUR PETS -
AND THE BEST WAY TO
AVOID TREATING YOUR
LAWN?
- DON'T HAVE ONE
" you're not going to
be putting treatment
products down on it,
you're not going to be
mowing these areas."
"MORE GARDEN
SPACE LIKE THIS AND
WEEDS - BUT DOESN'T
WANT THEM ALL -
" i have this other
horrible thing here
that's called celadine, i
do not like it, and it's
very hard to get rid
of.."
SHE FEELS STRONGLY -
AGAINST PESTICIDES - SO
HER SUGGESTIONS - YOU
CAN WEED, USE BOILING
WATER, OR THIS:
A COMBINATION OF
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS THAT
INCLUDE
GALLON OF WHITE
AND IS NATURAL
" if you wouldn't drink
it, you shouldnt put it
on your lawn."
THAT MEANS STAYING
THAT COULD MEAN HARM
FOR YOU OR YOUR PETS -
AND IT ALSO MEANS AN
ACCEPTANCE OF - LESS
THAN PERFECT.
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"it might not be a golf
course, but it's a lot
better for the
environment in the
long run. "
JAMES GILBERT, NEWS 8
((MAUREEN/1-SH))
NOW IS THE TIME TO
PLANT NEW GRASS SEED
FOR A LAWN - WITH THE
FOCUS ON NATIVE
