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Old 01-09-2007, 02:45 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default The smell of newly cut grass?

On 1 Sep, 01:37, "Don" wrote:
If I recall correctly, the smell of freshly cut grass is due to the presence
of sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum). This is not found in today's
lawn mixtures and was always really a weed in lawns.


Hey, that's interesting. Didn't know that, thank you )