EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN’T LEFT THE HOUSE in a week…winter, you know (and book-editing, and a pile of seed catalogs)…we get around, Jack the Demon Cat and I. In fact, this week we made the scene in Dallas, thanks to our new friend Mariana Greene, garden editor of The Dallas Morning News. We thought you might want to go see Dallas and Mariana yourselves, on her blog.
THE LECTURE that he’s been giving for a number of years is not-so-subtly called “Kill Your Lawn.” Ecological horticulturist Dan Jaffe Wilder knows that starting over and creating an entire native habitat instead of a lawn isn’t for everyone. But Dan just wants to grab our attention and get us to start to make some changes at least in the way we care for the turfgrass we do want in our landscapes. And maybe give up a little square footage of it to some other kind of more diverse planting, too, like the wild strawberries (Fragaria virginiana, inset). Alternative, more eco-focused styles of lawn care, along with some lawn alternatives is what he and I talked about on the podcast. Dan is Director of Applied Ecology at Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Wales, Massachusetts, and its 8,000-acre sanctuary. He’s also co-author with Mark Richardson of the book “Native Plants for New England Gardens.”
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great story in the dallas news, margaret!
I love Mariana Greene’s writing. She is informative and hilarious. But just for the record, this Dallasite found you first. = ]
@Tammy: I am keeping track and you were the first to mosey on in from points southwest and say howdy. :) Thanks for all the support over so many moons.
Maybe it’s the wine at my side, but the “Margaret Does Dallas” reference in your latest newsletter had me laughing hysterically… You DO get around, Margaret!
@Andrew: I just couldn’t help myself. Glad you are laughing along with me (and I wasn’t even drinking!). See you soon, and thanks for your years of support.