Useful for Jungle plantings, mixed borders, grass garden.
In this scheme, maize is surrounded by a border of grass that is intended to lure destructive moths to lay their eggs away from the crop, and another crop that the moths dislike is interspersed among the maize.
Serkis strolled through Europe and stopped to examine London — Big Ben, Tower Bridge, a Thames bordered by grass and trees.
But what I'm gazing at, rather downheartedly, is my attempt at creating an annual border of grasses and flowers.
To prevent soil and nutrients washing away, Mr Endres has fashioned neat borders of grass between his farm and the waterways.
The 10 six-story buildings are threaded together with paths bordered by grass and trees, which appealed to her. "This is like what I'm used to in suburbia," she said, adding that the neighborhood is also safe and quiet.
But to many residents in and around the two sprawling apartment complexes owned by New York University, these oblong borders of grass, trees and paved playground are precious parkland, spots to sit under an oak's shade, savor bird song, teach a child to skate, or cultivate roses.
THE long drive leading to the water treatment plant is bordered by grass that is suspiciously green, with flowers that are clearly healthy and -- can that be a purely ornamental fountain recklessly gurgling water in the midst of one of the great droughts in Georgia history?
Saturday 8 a.m. 3) Morning on the Waterfront Start the day with a leisurely bike ride (rentals are available at Beach Rentals, 22 State Street; 805-966-6733; $8 an hour, three or more hours, $18) on the Cabrillo Bikeway, which is bordered by grass and palm trees on one side, and sand and surf on the other.
All the schemes I had invented -- gravel paths bordering wild grasses, the hop-vine gazebo, a wisteria-shrouded garage-turned-greenhouse -- vanished before the realities of small paychecks, relationship crises and the landlord's fix-it men.
