Velvet bent-grass Agrostis canina is a common component of lawn grasses and this is what you get if you let it grow and flower, instead of mowing the grass to keep it in a perpetual state of retarded development. That mist of tiny flowers will produce a crop of small seeds that birds will eat. A win-win result from leaving the mower to rust.......
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Showing posts with label Velvet bent-grass. Show all posts
Friday, August 10, 2012
An Excellent Reason for not Mowing the Lawn ...
Velvet bent-grass Agrostis canina is a common component of lawn grasses and this is what you get if you let it grow and flower, instead of mowing the grass to keep it in a perpetual state of retarded development. That mist of tiny flowers will produce a crop of small seeds that birds will eat. A win-win result from leaving the mower to rust.......
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Agrostis canina,
Grass,
Velvet bent-grass
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