Moss-killing products based on natural fatty acids (Bayer Moss Killer) or pelargonic acid (Scotts Weedol Max) should be used with care around green, non-woody garden plants as they can damage them. The best course of action where moss is blanketing borders is to scrape away as much as possible from around plants and lightly cultivate the soil between them with a hoe or handfork. Adding organic matter to the soil to improve drainage is helpful. Mushroom compost (which is slightly alkaline) would be useful for this, though obviously not in great quantities around acid-loving woodland plants.

Daisy, daisy

Q: I would rather like daisies to grow in my garden as I find them pretty and also, I understand, they are attractive to bees. How do I go about introducing daisies into my lawn or do you think this would be inadvisable in case they might overwhelm the grass?

Alison Hood, via email

A: By all means grow daisies on your lawn if that is what you would like to do perhaps the easiest way to do so would be to swap a piece of your turf for a daisy-strewn square belonging to a lawn-proud neighbour, before he/she (probably he) knobbles them with a weedkiller. From this imported patch they would be sure to spread quickly.

People who like immaculate green lawns wage war on anything that flowers, but one of the great things about gardening is that you can do what you like out there as long as what you do (or plant) doesnt demolish local property values. A little rash of daisies on a lawn is not exactly going to do that, is it?

However, one of the downsides of encouraging daisy proliferation is the fact that, since they seem to flower randomly more or less all summer, you will not really be able to mow the grass at all without decapitating them each time you do so, which I suspect you would hate doing.

Have you considered filling your garden with all sorts of other such lovely composite flowers with universally bright petals that attract all sorts of pollinating insects? Since you clearly like tiddlers, how about starting with the beautifully messy little wall-and-paving-invading Spanish daisy (Erigeron karvinskianus).

You could let your daisy-quest become a bit of a thing. In pots, beds and borders you could assemble an endless daisy parade, consisting of both annuals and perennials, that would light up the garden from early spring, starting with the earliest, Doronicum orientale (leopards bane), ending in late autumn with Inula hookeri, and on the way taking in all sorts of summer-flowering plants in the general daisy (Asteraceae/Compositae) plant families.

Look for plants with names such as aster, of course, and bellis, leucanthemum, helianthus and helianthemum, rudbeckia, and argyranthemum to name but a few.

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Posted: 2:23 PM Updated: 2:46 PM The president gets his own jersey during a ceremony on the White House lawn.

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WASHINGTON President Barack Obama welcomed the World Series champion RedSox to the White House Tuesday, praising their triumph on the field while hailing them as a symbol of their city's "grit and resilience" in the wake of last year's Boston Marathon bombing.

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Boston Red Sox player David "Big Papi" Ortiz takes a selfie with President Barack Obama while holding a Boston Red Sox jersey presented to the president at the White House on Tuesday. Obama's jersey number reflects that he's the 44th president.

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Not all of the ceremonial greeting was quite so serious. David Ortiz, Boston's best-known player, presented the president with a RedSox jersey emblazoned with "Obama" and the number 44 on the back, then promptly took a cell phone picture of himself and the chief executive. "What an honor, thanks for the #selfie @BarackObama" he quickly tweeted.

And Jonny Gomes, an outfielder, strolled the White House grounds dressed in a sports jacket that looked like an American flag, stars on one half, and stripes on the other.

Standing in front of players and team officials, Obama noted that the RedSox have won three championships in the past decade, more than any other team.

He said sports sometimes "seems like it's trivial, it's just an entertainment. And then, every once in a while, you're reminded that sports represents something else and it has the power to bring people together like almost nothing else can."

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Houston, TX (PRWEB) March 31, 2014

Sprinkler Warehouse, the largest online distributor of irrigation products in the US, has recently brought on a new line of pest control products by CedarCide in order to have a more extensive line of lawn care products.

CedarCide, located in Lewisville, TX, is a manufacturer of organic pesticides. Their line of eco-friendly products repel and kill common pests while not harming many beneficial insects like bees and butterflies. Their products range from one ounce spritzers for personal use to fifty five gallon drums of wood treatment for commercial uses. Some of the pests that CedarCide products protect against are scorpions, spiders, fleas, ticks, bed bugs and mosquitos.

In order to provide protection against the upcoming West Nile Virus threat, Sprinkler Warehouse decided that adding this line of products would complement their existing array of irrigation supplies. Sprinkler Warehouse also brought on a product called Skeetobusters, which injects CedarCides organic formula directly into an existing sprinkler system. This allows the dispersal of the pesticide automatically every time a homeowner runs the system. The innovative system can protect your lawn all yearlong with minimum initial setup.

One of the most popular of these new products is their Best Yet organic bug spray. This spray is great for homeowners to repel and kill the most common pests while not harming people, plants or animals. Their PCO formula is also very popular choice among professional pest control operators because of its non-toxic cedar oil ingredient that is a natural insect repellant.

Steve Okelberry, the owner of Sprinkler Warehouse, stated, We believe that our green-conscious customers will love this new line of products. Having an organic insect repellents that are safe to use directly on skin or, alternatively, hooking up to your sprinkler system is something were very excited about. All of these new products can be found by visiting the CedarCide section of their website or visiting their store in Northwest Houston, TX.

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Sprinkler Warehouse was founded in 1995 by Steve Okelberry. Since the beginning, Sprinkler Warehouse has focused on providing the highest-quality products at the lowest prices. Today it has grown into the largest online supplier of sprinkler and irrigation parts in the United States. The company strives to improve customer service through employee training, offering the newest products and the innovative use of the latest technology.

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GreenThumb Kendal helps raise 20,000 for Sport Relief

10:00am Saturday 29th March 2014 in News

A KENDAL lawn business is having a dual celebration this week after scooping a company award and helping to raise more than 20,000 for Sport Relief.

GreenThumb Kendal beat off more than 200 other branches of the lawn treatment specialists to win its Franchisee Award 2013.

Husband and wife team Gary and Karen Cothliff took over the local branch in 2010.

This year saw them achieve a 25 per cent increase in turnover.

Gary said To be awarded GreenThumbs Franchisee of the Year is a real accolade and a tribute to our staff and customers, especially as the majority of our new customers come to us through recommendation.

Great customer service has always been at the forefront of our working practises and it is great to see this paying off.

As well as winning Franchisee of the year, Gary and Karen have also contributed to GreenThumbs ongoing fundraising total of more than 20,000 for Sport Relief.

GreenThumb have raised money by donating 5 for every new customer that take up their service, and existing customers that upgrade to a lawn care programme.

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Pregnant Irma Lopez, 29, and her husband - both ethnic Mazatec - walked October 2 to clinic in Oaxaca, but were turned away by nurses Photo of grimacing Lopez kneeling on patch of grass outside clinic with her newborn son still attached by umbilical cord set off firestorm online Clinic director Dr Adrian Cruz was suspended pending state and federal investigations Nurses at health clinic blamed 'misunderstanding' on language barrier and being short-staffed Lopez and her baby, Sabino, made full recoveries Her story has inspired women's health advocates to push for reforms that will prevent this sort of thing from happening again Advocates say it is common for pregnant women to be turned away from medical clinics in Mexico

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The woman featured in a photograph that shocked the world last year - that shows her giving birth on the lawn of a medical clinic after she was refused treatment by health officials - has made a full recovery and is in perfect health, as is her five-month-old son, Sabino.

Additionally, the attention her shocking photo received has inspired women's rights activists across the globe to end what they call a pattern of poor indigenous Mexican women being turned away from hospitals while in labor, forcing them to give birth on lawns, patios or parking lots.

The shocking image, taken in October by a passerby, shows 29-year-old Irma Lopez , who is of Mazatec ethnicity, squatting after giving birth, her face contorted in pain and her tiny newborn son still bound by the umbilical cord and lying on the ground.

Healthy: Irma Lopez and her son Sabino went through labor on the lawn of a medical clinic that turned her away

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A flatbed tractor-trailer carrying hundreds of bags of top soil rolled over off Route 213 late Wednesday morning.

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A tractor-trailer overturned south of Elkton spilling its contents Wednesday morning.

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A tractor-trailer hauling lawn care products collided with a minivan, causing the flatbed to overturn, on Wednesday morning.

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A tractor-trailer hauling lawn care products collided with a minivan, causing the flatbed to overturn, on Wednesday morning. Both drivers refused treatment, police said.

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Brothers, Calen Finch, 10, and Kieram Finch, 6, from left, hold up signs Sunday at the Hamilton County Courthouse to advocate getting funds from the county commission for a new building for the Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts.

Dana Cleckler, Evelyn Cleckler, 10, Emory Brandon, 4, and Elizabeth Cleckler, 7, from left, make signs on the lawn of the Hamilton County Courthouse to protest the lack of funding CSLA has received from the county.

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Is this CSLA's year? Should it get money for a new building?

Distraught supporters of Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts who feel they have no representatives on the county commission have set up camp to advocate on their own behalf.

Literally.

As the sun set on downtown Chattanooga Sunday, dozens of CSLA parents, students and supporters established headquarters on the front lawn of the county courthouse to protest Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger's school building proposal that, if approved Wednesday, will omit the $40 million needed to construct a new building for CSLA.

"We don't have a voice inside that courthouse," said Dana Cleckler, who has three children at CSLA. "We're not a big enough entity in any one district to make noise and threaten a candidacy."

The parents acknowledged commissioner Tim Boyd as an ally, but they're at a loss for how to persuade other officials on the immediate needs at their National Blue Ribbon School at 6579 East Brainerd Road.

Children held signs supporting CSLA and shouted and waved to cars as they passed by.

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A robbery gone bad is how Cheltenham Lt. John Frye described the events that unfolded March 24 in Cheltenham Township and left two men hospitalized.

Cheltenham police responded to the area of Cottman and Central avenues at approximately 4:30 p.m. for the report of a male running down the street with a handgun, Frye said at a press briefing.

At the scene, police observed a man lying on the lawn in front of 22 Central Ave. with a head injury, he said.

This male jumped out of a second-floor window of the house and suffered the injury as a result of the fall, Frye said.

Inside the residence, police located a second male with a gunshot wound to the knee, he said.

The men were transported to Abington Memorial Hospital for treatment, he said. The man with the gunshot wound to the knee is believed to be OK.

He walked out of the house on his own, Frye said.

The condition of the man with the head injury is unknown, he said.

Police believe only one shot was fired, Frye said.

It turns out this was some kind of robbery, but were still investigating to determine exactly what happened, Frye said. We are still in the early stages. Continued...

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