These look way bigger lying along the ground than standing up.
A sighting of the rare, endangered domestic Garden Gnome.
Wee, wee apple tree bowed down with fruit.
The lushest, greenest, most perfect lawn in the whole neighborhood. My own comes to mind with sadness.
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Hopefully that beautiful parking strip lawn was done without “chemicals” but through the use of organics … I always hope so, and I do wonder.
Oh, allow me to recommend the new generation of artificial turf (DreamTurf, or an even more real-looking one whose name I can’t remember! Not something most of us could afford to do on a long planting strip, but I’ve sure been happy with my 120 sq. ft. patch in the back yard! No chemicals, no mowing, weed the entire yard like a princess in just a few minutes while dressed for work, and then just brush it to fluff it up every once in a while!
I love “be green” rants. Why – I have a rant of my own.
I think anyone who drives a car shouldn’t be allowed to question as to whether or not a chemical-free fertilizer was used for a strip of grass.
More chemicals go into building, driving, and maintaining a vehicle than will ever be pumped into the lifespan of that little strip of grass.
that’s my gnome, norm! he’s über-excited to appear on wallyhood!
Woodlawn would not be Woodlawn without The House That Dresses Up. See its latest Halloween fashion around 39th/Woodlawn. Truly spooky and most enjoyable!
Batman, your point is very well taken … I walked to work (2.4 mi each way) for 33 years, and sure wish a car was not a necessity for me now, but it is (alas!). I didn’t mean to “rant” … but perfect lawns scare me, knowing “weed and feeds” contribute to ever-growing numbers of lymphomas/sarcomas, now considered epidemic in urban animals (to say nothing of children). Uh oh; now sounding “out there.” Forgive me.
Pets lick their paws after walking on perfectly green and lush, toxic curb lawns.
These are stunning photos. I hope the photographer has not praised and encouraged eco-unfriendly, chemically treated grass in our neighborhood. Helen are you willing to find out for us?
I’m afraid I went for the aesthetic rather than the eco-friendly when taking that shot. I think it’s good that it has triggered a hopefully thought-provoking and informative conversation. The description of “lush, green and perfect” is accurate but it doesn’t mention the possibility of toxic! The caveat “lawn beholder, beware” is valid. My own lawn on the other hand lacks not only chemicals, but weeding, mowing, etc. I’m not much of a gardener, as you can tell!
By the way, welcome to Wallyhood, Norm the Gnome! We salute you and all your kind.
Meanwhile, as we fret about the color of our neighbor’s grass, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, benzene, formaldehyde, and polycyclic hydrocarbons spew into the air and replace our fresh Northwest air with deadly pathogens.
Car exhaust.
But I suppose it’s more fun to pretend that our neighbors are causing the world’s propagation of disease and not the truth – that we all share equal blame and focusing on the trivial things like recyclable mugs and organic fertilizer in our tiny garden doesn’t actually get us any closer to eco-friendly nirvana.