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Fair Lawn
Fair Lawn borough (1990 pop. 30,548), Bergen co., NE N.J., across the Passaic River from Paterson; inc. 1924. It is residential with light industries.
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Tune up your turf.(lawn maintenance)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Fall is the ideal season for lawn maintenance If you'd like your lawn to look as well groomed as a PGA golf course, fall is...though, walk across the street, turn around, and view your lawn from your neighbors' perspective. It probably looks better...
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Let's redefine beauty with Earth-friendly lawns.(Local Opinion)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 4/17/2008; 700+ words
; ...see an article about alternatives to the conventional lawn ( Lazy lawn care, April 7), with the recognition that lawns traditionally...the premise that choosing not to have a conventional lawn is settling for something less than perfection. The principle...
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Dirty tricks at grass roots.(Editorials)(Lawn sign theft: Minor crime, major offense)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 4/1/2004; 432 words
; ...surely as daffodils herald spring, political lawn signs signal the approach of an election. The theft or vandalism of lawn signs is a routine part of the cycle, though...he chose a boneheaded tactic. Stealing lawn signs makes Taylor and 200 households appear...
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The perfect lawn grass?
Magazine article from: Sunset; 9/1/1987; 700+ words
; Lawn grasses are changing. Pictured above are six grasses you...together they indicate a movement toward more climate sensible lawn grasses that began in the late 1970s. The biggest change...Low-growing herbs and low shrubs can cover the soil vaguely like a lawn. But for all the efforts to find anything ...
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What about the new liquid lawn fertilizers?
Magazine article from: Sunset; 11/1/1989; 700+ words
; What about the new liquid lawn fertilizers? A well-fed lawn simply does better than one that gets no fertilizer. It rebounds...answers were simple: spread dry, bagged fertilizer over your lawn three or four times a year. But now there's a whole new generation...
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Organic lawn care; Learn from an expert about the grass-roots movement.(HOMES)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 8/19/2007; 700+ words
; ...get it that way. Increasingly, organic lawn care is taking root as new methods are...are weeded out. Overall, growth in the lawn care landscaping business is nearly flat...that promotes environmentally friendly lawn care. It is a significant trend considering...
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The small lawn makes great sense today.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 9/1/1988; 700+ words
; ...good-looking In any year in any place, a small lawn means less work and lower cost than a big one. And nowadays in the West, the small lawn also makes really good sense because it...much water. There's a negative side to any lawn, whatever its size: it demands more water...
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Whose Grass is Greenest?(lawn care, United States)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: E; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Building a Pretty Lawn without Toxic Chemicals The Great American Lawn, a coast-to-coast carpet of green, inspires $6 billion in annual spending. Lawn care companies do $1.5 billion of business a year in the U.S., applying up to 50 million pounds...
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The Wisconsin Lawn Guide.(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch; 6/1/2008; 199 words
; The Wisconsin Lawn Guide Melinda Myers Cool Springs Press 101 Forrest Crossing...presented in depth and detail by horticulturist, gardener, and lawn specialist Melinda Myers in The Wisconsin Lawn Guide , a 159-page compendium of information, advice, commentary...
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LAZY LAWN CARE.(Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 4/7/2008; 700+ words
; ...of dandelions - it's decision time for lawn owners. Put simply: Who's going to decide...don't mind being a slave to it. I am a lawn fanatic, Choate admits, and he e-mailed...prove it. It looks like what he calls the lawn in the picture on the fertilizer bag...
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SIC 3524 Lawn and Garden Tractors and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 3524 LAWN AND GARDEN TRACTORS AND HOME LAWN AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT This entry discusses establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing lawn mowers, lawn and garden tractors, and other lawn and garden equipment...
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SIC 0782 Lawn and Garden Services
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 0782 LAWN AND GARDEN SERVICES The lawn and garden services industry is comprised of establishments primarily...firms that provide a wide range of services, including sod laying, lawn mowing, and seeding. Firms can also serve niche markets such as...
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Lawn Sprinkler
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Lawn Sprinkler Background The lawn sprinkler is a mechanism through which water is distributed in a spray so that a residential lawn or garden is irrigated. Sprinklers may take extraordinarily large...
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Lawn Tennis
Book article from: American Decades
LAWN TENNIS A Family Pastime Although the first recorded game of lawn tennis in America was played 8 October 1874 at Camp Apache...rubber ball across a net stretched across a frashly mowed lawn with implements strung with catgut. Intrigued by the game...
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Lawn Mower
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Lawn Mower Background The lawn mower is a mechanical device that literally shaves the surface of the...was quite heavy in addition to being inefficiently geared. Only two lawn mower manufacturers exhibited their machines at England's Great Exhibition...
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