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Browsing Archive: June, 2009

Garden Notes

Posted by Stanford Gardeners on Friday, June 19, 2009,
June 12th, 2009 - Info for future gardeners....

(see pics below to see what I'm talking about)
  • Don't plant in the circle of death! By this I mean the area under the two giant conifers out back, it's a perfect habitat for slugs.  As plants get closer to the trees, they show considerably more signs of munching.  It may be time to find some slug resistant edibles that we can plant here.
  • Morning glories = weeds, you can pluck and mulch them in place
  • Stay updated on the dates of the ho-down parties on...

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Neighborhood Beauty

Posted by Stanford Gardeners on Friday, June 19, 2009,
June 10th, 2009 - The neighborhood surrounding Hamm has some beautiful residential gardens.  Maybe they could give us some tips on flowers in the future.


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Celebrity Snapshots - Hottest Silicon Valley Landscaping Trends

Posted by Tayler Cox on Saturday, June 6, 2009,
June 6th, 2009 The gardener's version of claims to fame don't involve spotting famous people per say, but catching snapshots of their landscaping techniques.  I drove by Sergey Brim's house the other day and saw a very cute, giant herd of goats nibbling away at the lawn.  Google recently implemented this natural lawn-mowing practice at their Mountain View Campus as well. It's a low-carbon alternative to using lawn mowers, and you get free fertilizer to seal the deal! There's something very ca...
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