Most of us believe that if a product is for sale in this country, then it must be safe. Well, safe enough. If something isn’t safe, then it will have a warning label on it. We use, or eat, or handle, at our own risk, knowing the risks because the companies tell us the...
I want to be part of the neem team. I want to believe in the neem dream. Is it too good to be true? As more and more awareness slowly seeps into American homeowners’ ideas of a lawn that doesn’t kill their pets and neighborhood birds or sicken their children, Americans head to their...
A small but growing call that’s hitting the social media-waves and even news organizations is “No Mow May,” which is trying to raise awareness about the importance of early flowering plants and grasses, like dandelions, to be available for newly active bees and other pollinator insects, for sustenance and survival. In this post, I’ll...
In 2021, the lawn care/landscape industry had a market size of over $100 billion and it’s been growing at a rate of 5% per year. Incredible! (This doesn’t reflect the do-it-yourself lawn care industry…..more in a sec). This industry hires about 1 million workers, who mow lawns, landscape and do groundskeeping for businesses as...
Cutting down trees to make way for more lawn...
