Comments on: Keeping up Appearances http://gardenwallah.com/2009/05/04/keeping-up-appearances/ Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:16:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Eat your weeds « A Hippy Girl in the Country http://gardenwallah.com/2009/05/04/keeping-up-appearances/#comment-104 Tue, 19 May 2009 14:13:43 +0000 http://gardenwallah.com/?p=1525#comment-104 [...] that are related to my need to have less grass. The first thing I found was Erin’s post about what she is doing to her yard to eventually have no grass to mow, which includes planting only perennials. Don’t get me [...]

]]> By: Erin http://gardenwallah.com/2009/05/04/keeping-up-appearances/#comment-90 Wed, 06 May 2009 15:32:33 +0000 http://gardenwallah.com/?p=1525#comment-90 We still haven’t figured out how to control the grass in the back yard (we have a big hill that is ALL grass that is currently so tall that when the dog runs through it all you can see is tail and ears!) but I’m thinking the solution might be a big black tarp spread over a large area, killing the grass, and then we can replace it with something native or that at least doesn’t need mowing.

For mint did you see the comment from Jack about using an upside down birdbath? Sounds like it was pretty effective!

]]> By: hippygirl http://gardenwallah.com/2009/05/04/keeping-up-appearances/#comment-89 Wed, 06 May 2009 15:00:51 +0000 http://gardenwallah.com/?p=1525#comment-89 This post gives me some great ideas! We will still have grass to mow, but now I can see more ways to get rid of some of it by landscaping, especially around the shed, house, and garage.

And I am definitely going to grow mint in a container!

]]> By: ray http://gardenwallah.com/2009/05/04/keeping-up-appearances/#comment-88 Wed, 06 May 2009 11:33:58 +0000 http://gardenwallah.com/?p=1525#comment-88 Erin:

I tried to send this as a reply to your email but kept getting a bounce. Keep up the good work.!!

Thanks for hosting us! I know what it’s like to be deep into “work”, and
get company. I hope I can always be as gracious as you and Josh were when
we visited. I try to be, as I feel like the outreach aspect of what I’m
doing is at least as important as the actual process. My project this week
was constructing a 30 gallon batch size
compost tea maker. I like to try to document what I do on the LP Yahoo
Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LouisvillePermaculture/?yguid=293013470

BTW I didn’t think you’re yard was messy at all! (I wouldn’t ever trust
anybody that didn’t have SOME visible sign of changes going on LOL.)

Please consider joining the Yahoo Group. If you all ever come to
Louisville, look me up, Suellyn has my numbers.

]]> By: M http://gardenwallah.com/2009/05/04/keeping-up-appearances/#comment-84 Tue, 05 May 2009 14:24:09 +0000 http://gardenwallah.com/?p=1525#comment-84 Great goals; beautiful gardens…front, side, back. And I am so-o-o happy that the pawpaws are blooming. Guess the zebra swallowtails will return soon!

]]> By: Erin http://gardenwallah.com/2009/05/04/keeping-up-appearances/#comment-82 Tue, 05 May 2009 02:20:14 +0000 http://gardenwallah.com/?p=1525#comment-82 Thank you :)

]]> By: Dad http://gardenwallah.com/2009/05/04/keeping-up-appearances/#comment-81 Tue, 05 May 2009 01:12:46 +0000 http://gardenwallah.com/?p=1525#comment-81 Almost as beautiful on screen as it is in person.

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