Safe Lawns



TM Roberts students start the evening with an Earth Day Song

 A very informative and inspirational talk and movie showing was given to a small but enthusiastic group of people on Thursday, April 21st on the subject of safe lawns. Much of Paul Tukey's information can be found on his blog and website at:


http://www.safelawns.org/

With our local School Board having just decided to ban the use of cosmetic pesticides on its' fields and more information appearing regularly on the dangers of pesticides this talk was well timed.

Patti Moore introduces Paul Tukey



Paul Tukey

SafeLawns.org is just one of the many sites which provide good ideas for lawn maintenance.  There are additional alternatives such as clover lawns which might be considered when deciding to avoid those suspect pesticides.  Just accepting an 'imperfect' lawn also goes a long way too. A grassed area even when it contains plants other than grass can be perfect for playing soccer or back yard games or for complimenting a beautifil shrub and flower border.