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Letting it go: (and fires)
It looked kind of strange having a lawn that ended abruptly turning into a
5' high weedy area. Mostly it was turning to blackberry and thorny vines, and then eventually honeysuckle that strangled everything. I can show you honeysuckle vines I saved that were 2" in diameter that literally cut oak saplings in half. There was also a tremendous fire danger in the fall and winter when all the sedge (sage?) grass turned dry. Not knowing what else Check out http://www.firewise.org/ -- good stuff on the website, even better stuff in the publications catalog, esp. the landscaping books and videos. As far as "looking strange", consider a planned landscape with more formal lawn/garden areas near the house, transitioning to informal, (perhaps knee high grassy/wildflower areas with a few shrubs that can be burned or brushhogged once in awhile) transitioning to natural but maintained. A few paths carved into the natural areas help with maintenance and also with the visual transition. And plan in some firebreaks. Kay Lancaster |
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