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Substitute for grass - Zone 3a
Hey all!
I really enjoy reading the posts in here... Lots of useful and fun information... I noticed the posts about a lawn full of violets and can image that it looks really nice in bloom, but I guess with the grass able to grow tall that you couldn't really keep it natural. I was just wondering, here in Calgary, Alberta... What would be a good substitute for a grass lawn? I'd still want something green. It would be great if it spread out instead of getting tall to avoid the need for mowing. Of course it would need to withstand some foot traffic. It it would flower it would even be nicer. I doubt anything like this really exists as it would probably be pretty popular, but it can't hurt to ask, can it? : ) |
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Substitute for grass - Zone 3a
Check out Nichols nursery grass mixes, they have grass with some chamomile
and wildflowers. You probably have to reseed a couple times to get a good "lawn" going. I am trying their drylands mix this fall in a new area. www.nicholsgardennursery.com mm "Some One" wrote in message . ca... Hey all! I really enjoy reading the posts in here... Lots of useful and fun information... I noticed the posts about a lawn full of violets and can image that it looks really nice in bloom, but I guess with the grass able to grow tall that you couldn't really keep it natural. I was just wondering, here in Calgary, Alberta... What would be a good substitute for a grass lawn? I'd still want something green. It would be great if it spread out instead of getting tall to avoid the need for mowing. Of course it would need to withstand some foot traffic. It it would flower it would even be nicer. I doubt anything like this really exists as it would probably be pretty popular, but it can't hurt to ask, can it? : ) |
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Substitute for grass - Zone 3a
Looks very interesting.
THANKS! "mmarteen" wrote in message ... Check out Nichols nursery grass mixes, they have grass with some chamomile and wildflowers. You probably have to reseed a couple times to get a good "lawn" going. I am trying their drylands mix this fall in a new area. www.nicholsgardennursery.com mm "Some One" wrote in message . ca... Hey all! I really enjoy reading the posts in here... Lots of useful and fun information... I noticed the posts about a lawn full of violets and can image that it looks really nice in bloom, but I guess with the grass able to grow tall that you couldn't really keep it natural. I was just wondering, here in Calgary, Alberta... What would be a good substitute for a grass lawn? I'd still want something green. It would be great if it spread out instead of getting tall to avoid the need for mowing. Of course it would need to withstand some foot traffic. It it would flower it would even be nicer. I doubt anything like this really exists as it would probably be pretty popular, but it can't hurt to ask, can it? : ) |
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Substitute for grass - Zone 3a
Here's a site with a chart of suggestions for ground covers and the
zones for which they are appropriate. http://www.jdsgardens.com/grncv.htm Cynthia in Calgary, Zone 3 On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 02:33:49 GMT, "Some One" wrote: Hey all! I really enjoy reading the posts in here... Lots of useful and fun information... I noticed the posts about a lawn full of violets and can image that it looks really nice in bloom, but I guess with the grass able to grow tall that you couldn't really keep it natural. I was just wondering, here in Calgary, Alberta... What would be a good substitute for a grass lawn? I'd still want something green. It would be great if it spread out instead of getting tall to avoid the need for mowing. Of course it would need to withstand some foot traffic. It it would flower it would even be nicer. I doubt anything like this really exists as it would probably be pretty popular, but it can't hurt to ask, can it? : ) |
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