Say goodbye to your lawn — or part of it
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If you’re tired of mowing your lawn, the Humane Society has some tips. You get to put away the lawnmower—or at least mow a smaller area—wildlife gets a friendly alternative.
Of course this assumes that you want a smaller lawn, and don’t mind having wildlife around.
Here are the tips:
Plants beds of native nectar, berry and seed-producing plants favored by wildlife
Create a meadow on a portion of your property
Install a small pond or some other water feature.
Build shelter for wildlife, such as brush or rock piles in a corner of your yard
Here’s a photo by Bill Cary, who writes The Journal News’ In the Garden blog, of wildflowers at the Butterfly Garden in Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers.
The easiest way to create a natural landscape, according to the Humane Society, is simply to stop mowing it and let native plants gradually take over. Start by limiting your no-mow zones to the corners or less-trafficked areas. Continue to mow around them to create a neat island look—presumably so that your neighbors won’t complain.
Another easy approach is to extend the size of existing beds when edging them – even an inch or two a year is a contribution.
And you may end up with fewer Canada geese.
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on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 1:04 pm by Noreen O'Donnell.
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