Doreen Pollack's Page

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's off to mow I go ----- Ok - The heat must be getting to me. Now I am singing Disney songs - and where are all those elves when I need them anyway? Why is it I seem to tackle my gardening projects in the heat of the summer? The darned bermuda grass has dictated the tim… Continue

I was both giddy and upset when it rained at my house last night. I got a chance to watch the rain fill my newly installed barrel. Those thirteen minutes of rain turned into several gallons in my barrel and other catchment devices (kitty litter buckets, watering cans, old trash cans). But I had sprayed 1/2 my lawn with Glyphosate just 12 hours earlier! I spent about an hour and a half in the morning sun, spraying 4 galloons of the stuff - only to have it rain! The weather man had said a 10 - 30… Continue

OK I KNOW I am getting rid of my grass in a controversial way - but HEY it is MY yard and I cross my heart and promise on my Girl Scout Badge (Yah - I still have it - Troop 333) to be responsible with the removal of said dead grass and to remediate. AND the things I am learnign along the way - Like I HAVE NO PATIENCE! I mean come on - it took me TWO weeks to pull up the bricks, Yes, I was greening up the grass a bit. (took an additional 5,000 gallons of water) AND it they are gone… Continue

Well, I am sure I have had the first of many lessons yet to come – whatever you plan to do will take longer than expected. I thought we could remove all the bricks in one morning. I mean, it was kind of cool and overcast Sunday morning. The ground was very damp, so it was easy to push the shovel into the earth and pop up the bricks. Yet after 2 ½ hours, we still have the brick sidewalk to take up. You’ll remember my concern for grass growing under the bricks? Well here’s a photo to prove it.… Continue

Good Bye Bermuda grass! Today is the first day of the bermuda grass removal campaign at the Goddess’ Gardens! Oh what an exciting day it is! This journey will ultimately end up with a wonderful edible and sensory garden right in my front yard! I can just smell the lavender and taste the peaches now! I am tired of mowing and fertilizing a lawn that does nothing but sit there! It does not earn it’s keep as a play ground for children or pets (we have a back yard for that) and I spend lots of my t… Continue