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Subject: Re: Help with lawn selection needed
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Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 11:18:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 11:18:00 1985
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Almost all grass is drought resistant, as long as you don't do a
half-hearted job of watering.  That is, either don't water it at all, or
water it for a full hour once and only once a week.  Now, the grass WILL
turn brown in the summer, but it will come right back in the fall.

Alternatives: 
- Meadow:  you can buy boxes of "meadow seeds", which are a mixture of wild 
plant seeds similar to what you would find in a natural meadow.  If I had
more land I would try this.

- "ground covers": get a good nursery catalog and you'll find dozens of
low-growing plants that you can put where you don't want to mow.  Pay
attention to what they say about how fast it spreads, and whether or not it
can be kept in check with a lawn mower.

Good luck

Bob Schwanke

Siemens Research
Princeton, NJ
08540-6668

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