Neighbor Complaining About Our Lawn Care - Weeds/Pests

[Anonymous]

So I have noticed the clover is out of control in our neighborhood.

Our neighbor that has a meticulous corner lot with no bordering grass with any neighbors...driveway is on the shared corner...just starting getting clover.

They have a lawn service. It just sprouted along the front of their yard.

This is a very upper middle class neighborhood where most ppl dont do their own yardwork/landscaping. We do. I am glad to see that even those with expensive lawn care service are suffering this season too.

This neighborhood also has tons of young kids so I don't think anyone is aggressively spraying chemicals either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

Why does pride in ownership have to mean no weeds?

The inside of my home is spotless, we have no trash in our yard, the shingles are painted. I don't find weeds offensive, and don't want to use herbicides/pesticides/fertilizers. I feel it's better for the environment. I have weighed the pros and cons of using that crap and decided against it. Don't assume that people who have weeds have no 'pride in ownership'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This stuff is great

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100185665&R=100185665

Your yard may look great but this is really bad for the Bay.

Bs residential gardening and lawns have no impact its the agricultural and large farms

Maybe so, but if everyome is usimg it, it has a cumulative effecr, doesn't it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't remember if I posted this or not already. If it's a repeat, sorry.

Our neighbor is VERY nice but also asked us to spray our yard. To clarify, she did NOT ask us to hand weed or mow more frequently, as we already do; she asked us specifically to SPRAY. We have porcelainberry and chokeweed problems in our neighborhood and she feels the only way to beat it back is to spray the shit out of it every month with herbicide.

Not only did we politely refuse, we looked up the rules for the neighborhood we live in, and it turns out that our neighbor is not allowed to spray pesticides in the way she is doing. We found this out because once, out in our back yard, we smelled something chemically, and noticed that her landscaper was back there spraying. Great plumes of chemicals were raising in the air and over our yard and the other neighbor's yard. Her landscaper was out there in a hazmat suit. We asked him what he was spraying and he said he did not know, "the bottle it came in is back at home." Most municipalities (not HOAs) have rules about when and how pesticides and herbicides may be applied. In our community, it can only be 4 times a year (not monthly) and it can only be applied by a licensed landscaper without the certifications needed for the particular spray he is using. She also is obligated to put out notice (flags on the yard) four days in advance of the spraying, and her landscaper must make an attempt to ensure that nobody is outside in the adjoining yards. CAre should also be taken that it is not applied on windy days, where the spray can waft excessively onto neighboring properties. When we told her all about this, she promised to give us more notice, and did use a licensed landscaper (which cost her .

Interesting info, thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This stuff is great

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100185665&R=100185665

Your yard may look great but this is really bad for the Bay.

Bs residential gardening and lawns have no impact its the agricultural and large farms

Maybe so, but if everyome is usimg it, it has a cumulative effecr, doesn't it?

Not true: 70% of herbicides are used on lawns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

Why does pride in ownership have to mean no weeds?

The inside of my home is spotless, we have no trash in our yard, the shingles are painted. I don't find weeds offensive, and don't want to use herbicides/pesticides/fertilizers. I feel it's better for the environment. I have weighed the pros and cons of using that crap and decided against it. Don't assume that people who have weeds have no 'pride in ownership'.

No one in your neighborhood gives a crap what your house looks like on the inside. If it's overgrown with weeds, it looks like shit and shows a lack of pride.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I have noticed the clover is out of control in our neighborhood.

Our neighbor that has a meticulous corner lot with no bordering grass with any neighbors...driveway is on the shared corner...just starting getting clover.

They have a lawn service. It just sprouted along the front of their yard.

This is a very upper middle class neighborhood where most ppl dont do their own yardwork/landscaping. We do. I am glad to see that even those with expensive lawn care service are suffering this season too.

This neighborhood also has tons of young kids so I don't think anyone is aggressively spraying chemicals either.

Funny, I seeded clover in my lawn. Clover is my preference for a lawn. After all, no one ever sings "roll me over in the GRASS, roll me over, lay me down and do it again."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

Why does pride in ownership have to mean no weeds?

The inside of my home is spotless, we have no trash in our yard, the shingles are painted. I don't find weeds offensive, and don't want to use herbicides/pesticides/fertilizers. I feel it's better for the environment. I have weighed the pros and cons of using that crap and decided against it. Don't assume that people who have weeds have no 'pride in ownership'.

No one in your neighborhood gives a crap what your house looks like on the inside. If it's overgrown with weeds, it looks like shit and shows a lack of pride.

That's your opinion. I think all the pesticides and fertilizers are making the Chesapeake Bay and the rest of the planet look like crap. I think the fact that you're willing to use that shit shows your lack of pride in our planet.

[Anonymous]

"Can we all get along?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

Why does pride in ownership have to mean no weeds?

The inside of my home is spotless, we have no trash in our yard, the shingles are painted. I don't find weeds offensive, and don't want to use herbicides/pesticides/fertilizers. I feel it's better for the environment. I have weighed the pros and cons of using that crap and decided against it. Don't assume that people who have weeds have no 'pride in ownership'.

No one in your neighborhood gives a crap what your house looks like on the inside. If it's overgrown with weeds, it looks like shit and shows a lack of pride.

There's a difference between "overgrown with weeds" and having a natural lawn. The difference is mostly in whether you mow regularly. From the street, a well-mowed natural lawn doesn't look bad at all. You literally have to be standing on the lawn to see that it is largely weeds. If someone is standing on my (or PP's) lawn, they have no right to complain about the view.

[Anonymous]

OP - can we see a photo of your lawn?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't need to worry about bees disappearing there are large sources of polination alternatives readily available

http://ucanr.org/delivers/?impact=305

Yeah, thanks for that panty sniffer. Think I'll go with EINSTIEN over you.

http://voices.yahoo.com/einstein-if-honeybees-disappear-man-will-disappear-6080338.html?cat=9

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Can we all get along?"

Hah no and hes dead anyways

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to keep up your lawn. There's a thing called pride in ownership. Don't bring down the neighborhood because you don't want to do anything that's not fun with your kids on the weekends. A weed-filled lawn would piss me off because it reflects poorly on the neighborhood.

Why does pride in ownership have to mean no weeds?

The inside of my home is spotless, we have no trash in our yard, the shingles are painted. I don't find weeds offensive, and don't want to use herbicides/pesticides/fertilizers. I feel it's better for the environment. I have weighed the pros and cons of using that crap and decided against it. Don't assume that people who have weeds have no 'pride in ownership'.

No one in your neighborhood gives a crap what your house looks like on the inside. If it's overgrown with weeds, it looks like shit and shows a lack of pride.

That's your opinion. I think all the pesticides and fertilizers are making the Chesapeake Bay and the rest of the planet look like crap. I think the fact that you're willing to use that shit shows your lack of pride in our planet.

We don't use any of that crap either. As people have correctly pointed out, if you actually seed your lawn, grass will take over. It's not that hard. So nice try, but sorry honey. Your laziness and lack of care is showing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I have noticed the clover is out of control in our neighborhood.

Our neighbor that has a meticulous corner lot with no bordering grass with any neighbors...driveway is on the shared corner...just starting getting clover.

They have a lawn service. It just sprouted along the front of their yard.

This is a very upper middle class neighborhood where most ppl dont do their own yardwork/landscaping. We do. I am glad to see that even those with expensive lawn care service are suffering this season too.

This neighborhood also has tons of young kids so I don't think anyone is aggressively spraying chemicals either.

Years ago, clover was included in lawn seed mixes as a desirable thing, but it became labled as a weed when broad-spectrum weed killers that killed all broadleaf plants but not grass were introduced.