Vance County Center: Lawn & Garden

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08/08/09 The Tragedy of Mistreated Trees
Posted August 12th, 2009 in Lawn & Garden

This article, by Paul McKenzie, first appeared in the Daily Dispatch. [begin rant] Perhaps I’m being overdramatic, but one of the great tragedies of our time is the way trees are treated. We live in an age when our lovely leafed friends are being bulldozed by the acre (and I’m not talking about the rainforest!), carbon is reaching excessive levels in our atmosphere, and shade on a hot summer day is more precious than ... MORE

05/29/09 Choosing Pesticides
Posted June 4th, 2009 in Lawn & Garden

Has your garden been beset by bugs, barnyardgrass, and blackspot? Did something maul the maples? Are there spots on your spiraeas? Gardeners today, when faced with such catastrophic circumstances, have a wonderful tool at their disposal that was not available a mere century ago; the wonderful world of chemistry. Pesticide products, which include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and all the other “icides”, have tremendous power to keep our yards and gardens looking ... MORE