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introduced plant, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, is a common native weed of lawns that grows best in moist clay soils, but can also survive in loamy compacted...

winter months. Rather than have brown lawns, many homeowners, public areas, and golf courses overseed these lawns with Perennial Ryegrass in early- to mid-...

used in pastures and ranches. They are also a popular grass covers for home lawns. It rivals the reputation of Bermuda grass, although St. Augustine grasses...

difficult to remove permanently when it is considered to be an intrusive weed in lawns and gardens. This is due to the plant having a stratified and layered root...

in cult. fields and dooryards in the S., often troublesome as a weed on lawns throughout the S. and in Calif. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia...

afterwards appressed.—Commonly cult, as a pasture and meadow grass and useful for lawns under trees. Var. variegata, Hort., is a dwarf form of compact habit with...

Hook. Icon. 621.—Sometimes grown as a pot-plant, more often as a tree for lawns and avenues. The bright berries persist through autumn and winter, making...

beneficial component of natural or organic lawn care due to its ability to fix nitrogen and out compete lawn weeds. Natural nitrogen fixing reduces leaching...

tardiva, Hort.—H. paniculata var. grandiflora is the common hydrangea of lawns. It is seen to best effect when planted close in front of heavy shrubbery...

A fine-lvd. form with runners above ground, much used in the S. for lawns, is called St. Lucie grass. In Eu. the stolons are said to be used medicinally...

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture Zoysia japonica, Steud. Korean Lawn-grass. Palm-Beach Grass. Somewhat coarser than Z. Matrella, the blades as...

to bloom in the spring, and are planted both in flower beds as well as in lawns. They tend to multiply quickly when planted in good soils. Describe the plant...

Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane, also known as Verdolaga, Pigweed, Little Hogweed or Pusley), is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae, which...

the middle part of the U. S. Its most important horticultural use is for lawns, for which purpose its habit and aggressiveness are eminently adapted. The...

introduced to North America . It is sometimes used as a drought-tolerant lawn grass. Sheep's fescue is a densely tufted perennial grass. Its greyish green...

of electrocution. Cordless (battery powered) electric lawn mowers are also available for small lawns. Electric rotary mowers weigh 45-50 pounds. Rotary mowers...

The sidewalk strip is the strip of lawn between the sidewalk and the street. It has no official name, and people call it many things. A median strip, a...

Lawns are usually one of the worst solutions for landscaping, environmentally speaking. For the rich, green lawns most people like, chemical fertilizers...

fields it is better suited for lawns. Colonial Bentgrass is fairly easy to grow from seeds and fertilization of the lawn is not as intense. This grass also...

maintained as lawns. Artificial turf Organic lawn management Lawn mower Tree lawn Hydroseeding No-dig gardening Artificial lawn Looking for Lawns - a general...