In the 1950’s, a beautiful and weed-free green lawn became the obsession of everyone with room for a lawn. The flawless green lawn became a status symbol of exterior decorating. Neighbors vied with one another to become the one with the greenest lawn in the neighborhood.

Pesticides and chemicals were snatched up with abandon in hopes of perfecting the ultimate green lawn. I remember my grandparents using chlordane as their primary weed choker and all-purpose panacea to ails of the garden. Their lawn, incidentally, was greener than green! During the 70’s and 80’s, we became increasingly aware of the dangers of […]

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