Low water lawns.

Even though I have replaced most of my lawn with beds of perennials that are drought resistant I still would like to maintain a small area of lawn about 30 feet by 20 feet near the street. I have been researching low water lawn grasses and here is a great website and provider of alternative grasses that are more drought tolerant than the common Mediterranean grass so common today!

http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/27053/

Best Regards

Arthur
www.arthurinthegarden.com

Study shows twice a week lawn watering is enough!

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3097728/

Lawn-watering limits under consideration in Raleigh wouldn't harm most lawns, according to a study by four North Carolina State University professors.

Time Flies.

The past few months have flown by. The drought has returned and I am glad I did not plant many annuals like I was planning to do when we had all the rain in the Spring. The water conservation rules are still being enforced and the temps have been in the 90s with barely any rain! The water has even evaporated from my old garbage can that I use as a second rain barrell!

Lots of Rain!

I have never been so happy to see rain. It seems that our weather is back to normal? Everything is growing like crazy ---and the rain barrels are full!

Doves and Bugs

The European Collard Dove has rapidly spread across North America in the past 30 years and is often confused with the common ring-neck dove which is a common cage bird and if often released. Here is a good page to help you with discerning which bird you are seeing.
http://www.internationaldovesociety.com/RNColorPics/RNECDCompare.htm

The weather has been warm enough lately to allow some early bug populations to take off! Nip these in the bud using environmentally safe pesticides.

Arthur
www.arthurinthegarden.com

Is winter back?

One last cold snap to remind everyone that Winter is not over, yet! This should be the last, though. The rain has made everything nice and green. The trees are just about all leaved out. Its looks like Spring is over but the temps don't say it yet!

Farmer's Market time

Its time to visit the farmer markets. I am all about buying local to support our local farmers and to keep the money local, too!

http://www.durhamfarmersmarket.com/
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/markets/raleigh/
www.carrborofarmersmarket.com
http://www.localharvest.org/