Information about our lawn.

Healthy Lawns

Current Flora

• Feed the Soil - Leave grass clippings in place, add compost
• Reseed annually
• Test the soil and add missing nutrients/correct the pH
• Mow high ( 3 - 4 in.)
• Weed control through pulling and other means
• Pest Control through nematodes, milky spore, and/or compost

We haven't used any pesticides or herbicides on our property (since 2000).

• Healthy Lawns for Healthy Families
• Organic Gardening
• The Living Lawn Project in Marblehead, MA
• Beyond Pesticides
• Pesticide Action Network (resource library)
• Grassroot Environmental Education
• Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow
• Children's Health Environment Coalition
• UMass Soil Testing Lab
• Toxics Use Reduction Inst. of UMass Lowell
• Northeast Organic Farming Association
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Wellesley Pesticide Awareness Campaign
• Carlisle Pesticide Awareness Group