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July 26, 2010

Crimson and clover

The ladies over at Garden Rant are red in the face over a campaign by Scotts MiracleGro to eradicate clover and dandelions from our lawns with their search and destroy chemical approach.

Take a read.

When I was a kid, my dad had so much clover in his yard that one of our neighbors - who fussed over his lawn until it was perfection -- made a "bee hive" out of a cardboard box and stuck it in the middle of our yard to tease my dad.

That was 50 years ago. Scotts might be a bit behind the times.

Posted by Susan Reimer at 1:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)
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I find Ortho's Weed-B-Gone to be the best.

Posted by: bryanintowson | July 27, 2010 10:09 AM

My favorite Maryland lawn was a mix of wild strawberries, violets, clover and dandelions, all fighting it out.

It flowered, birds loved it, and I didn't have to mow it.

My neighbors hated me.

You were ahead of your time. -- Susan

Posted by: Lazy Gardens | July 27, 2010 10:47 AM

Not a big dandelion fan, but I do like clover. (I keep hoping to find a 4-leafed one.) I'm sure that I read that clover puts nitrogen back into the soil.

I tripped over a website that talks about how edible clover and dandelions, plus other weeds, are. Can't seem to find it again, however. Not that I am in the market. -- Susan

Posted by: Eve | July 28, 2010 9:49 AM

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About Susan Reimer

Susan Reimer has spent 16 years writing about raising kids - among other topics - in her column for The Baltimore Sun. And every time son Joseph or daughter Jessie passed another milestone - driver's license, college, wedding or a move to a new military duty station - she has planted another garden. Now she will be writing about those gardens - and yours - here on Garden Variety.

Susan isn't an expert gardener, but she wasn't an expert mother, either. Both - the kids and the gardens - seem to be doing well in spite of her.

She lives in Annapolis with her husband, Gary Mihoces, who loves to cut his grass but has noticed that there seems to be less of it every time the kids pass another milestone.

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