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LawnoftheFuture:LowmaintenancealternativestoKentuckybluegrass DouglasOwens-Pike March21,2017 HostedbyWildOnesSt.CroixOakSavanna,Stillwater,MN Outlineofwhatwewillcover Conventionalturf:mowvs.weeding Lowmaintenancealternatives Synthetic,savewater,9billiongallons/yrnationwide Typicallawn Hellstrip Morediverselawn Reducecareneedsasyoucutbladesatgreaterheight Turfishealthier,needslesswater,lessweeding Stopmowingcreateshabitat,drysoilyieldsnativegrass&turkeys Steepslope–dangeroustomow Thymepathwithbluegrammalawn NoMowturfexamples(mixoffinefescuespecies) Processtoestablish:solarize/stripsod/herbicideorAceticacid(20%) Bestsowninfall Examplesites Challengeswithrollingoutsod–needmeshbacking Mixedwithredcloveredgingnativemeadowdiversity Composttilledintoclay Nativefrontyard,“NoMow”atcurbbeyondraingarden Raingardenincenterofdrivewaycircle,tallestplantsindeepercenter Shadehabitat Ivorysedge,nextto“NoMow”withwhitecloverinbloom, March1stivoryincontrastwithovalsedge,sameon17thvs.bluegrasslawn Fullsuntopartshade Pennsylvaniasedge,dry&well-drainedperfect:edgeofwalk,lawn Withpussytoesandprairiesmoke Deepshadenativealternativeswithbroadleaves Wildginger,twinflower,heathaster,moss,pearlyeverlasting, prairiegroundsel,prairiephlox What’sthis? Entrygardenwithnineplants Richfieldyardfromcurbtohome:“NoMow”,bermwithNJtea,aspen, roughblazingstar,sedgeatdownspoutoutlettoraingarden,wildpetunia, newwalkwithpipecarryingdownspout:prairiesmoke,pussytoes, Junegrass,butterflyflower,andprairiedropseed References: BeautifullySustainable:FreeingYourselftoEnjoyYourLandscape DouglasOwens-Pike,Be-MondoPublishing,2013.$5.00ofpurchaseprice (thisevening)donatedtoSavannaChapterofWildOnes.Bestlocalresource. LawnCare:theEasiestStepsToAnAttractiveEnvironmentalAsset, LoriJ.Brewer,CornellUniversityExtension,availablefreeonI-tunes,2016. urf.cals.cornell.edu/lawn/lawn-care-the-easiest-steps-to-an-attractive- environmental-asset/ AmericanMeadowGarden:NaturalAlternativetoTraditionalLawn, SaxonHoltandJohnGreenlee,TimberPress,2009. RedesigningtheAmericanLawn:asearchforenvironmentalharmony,2nded. Borman,H.,Balmori,D.,Geballe,G.,YaleUniversityPress,2001. LawnGone!LowMaintenance,Sustainable,AttractiveAlternativesforyourYard, PamPenick,TenSpeedPress,2013. Fordesignassistancecontact: NathalieShanstrom,PLA [email protected] Mobile: (612) 868-8033
