seasonal weeds

Onion Grass Riot

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Onion grass is rearing its slender, onion-scented head right now, heralding the longer days and warmer temperatures of spring. It is one of the seasonal scourges of lawn-proud suburbanites, not to mention dedicated gardeners. If you saw a clump of onion grass that had been dug up and cleaned, you might mistake it for a … Read more

Weed or Not?

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One of the sad realities of my suburban life is that lawn grass grows best in a single segment of my property—the garden beds.  The green blades struggle in the backyard, perpetual losers in the never-ending competition with ajuga, clover, wild violets and broadleaf weeds.  The grass issue in back is exacerbated by the fact … Read more