...And I realize as I mow and talk to Jack, that when I say 'I'm sorry, buddy' and 'I didn't know,' I'm probably not talking just about mowing anymore". Their treacherous lawn, its roots and steep slope, the heavy mower that could take one down, mow one over -- all of this a lovely metaphor for the harsh and ragged topography of grief.
Lawn tennis, rooted in the 16th-century game of royal courts and patented in England in 1874 by a retired army cavalry officer, was from the start bound up with notions of character-building.
If the lawn had strong roots to start with, it will recover.
True to its title, Nicolae Golici's "Growing Up IV" seems to sprout directly from the lawn, with its roots exposed like those of cypress trees in a swamp.
When moles disfigure lawns, damage the roots of garden plants while searching for food, or take sprouting corn, they are considered undesirable.
Starting in mid to late August, and continuing into October, grubs that hatched from eggs laid during the summer will be just beneath the surface of your lawn, feeding on the roots of your grass plants.
The city of La Cañada Flintridge's deeply rooted lush lawn traditions are tied to a romance with the English or cottage garden.
The bunch grasses invested most in roots whereas the lawn grasses invested more in stems.
Keeping your lawn edged prevents the grass roots from intruding into sidewalks and driveways, which can cause unsightly cracks.
La Cañada is blanketed with lawns though the city's roots are chaparral -- a native plant community beautifully adapted to the less than fifteen inches of rain per year that our region typically receives.
