Page C6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 5, 1993 The spring season is here: Make outdoor cleaning a breeze with lawn care products &® For most homeowners, the need to haul out the lawn mower is a sure sign that spring has arrived. The first whiff of freshly mowed grass may be heady stuff, but it can also signal a whole new crop of unwanted weeds around the yard, Fighting nature's abundance of winter hardy weeds—like poison oak, kudzu, bermudagrass and poison ivy—used to be a frustrating chore that lasted all growing season. Not any more,-Most un- wanted plant growth can be killed with a single application of Roundup® grass and weed killer as a regular part of spring. plant while shielding the stems, branches and leaves. Since some weed kitler will get on the cardboard shield, the same side should always face toward the sprayer. : Stronger plants and spreading bushes can be tied upright to keep the desirable foliage out of the way during spraying and until the weed killer dries com- pletely, A small shrub can be effectively protected by covering it with a plastic garbage bag. Remove.the bag promptly after sprayed weeds have dried. phosate, has been the product of choice for years among farmers, foresters, ranchers and professional greens man- agers. Environmentally sound Roundup is biodegradable and won’l move in the soil or leach into groundwater. It com- pletely kills plants, even the stubborn un- derground roots, in seven to ten days.- Because it’s effective on so many dif- ferent plants, homeowners don't-neéd to be plant identification experts to-use it wisely and effectively: all around. the yard, : : 1 The active ingredient in Roundup, gly- cleaning in the yard and garden. . an ce : Unlike tedious clipping or string trim- ming which must be repeated over and over, a simple spray application of Roundup kills actively growing weeds” around trees, flawer beds, fences and-_ lawn edges. One application is usually: sufficient. It.gives neat, . well-groomed’: results when used to edge walkways. ‘and driveways. a It can be used to completely kill gec~ lions of diseased or weed-infested lawn: before reseeding or sodding, to produce a: lush, healthy green lawn by summer : without the usual backbreaking work'as-.. sociated with lawn renovation, Weeds out hard ‘to trim areas“: ” Before bringing out the patio furniture; Roundup can be sprayed onto growth be- . : tween bricks, flagstones and sidewalks to’ keep outdoor living areas tidy all season - tong... When spray applied to the leafy. plant surface, it. circulates to the root: structure. growing beneath concrete that’ - is impossible to reach by other methods. . More" homeowners than ever before .. are incorporating decorative bark, wood © chips, stone and marble beds in their iandscaping. These materials are altrac- .. tive and low maintenance until weeds~ find their way into the decorating .. scheme. How to treat them? Simply. ;° spray on the Roundup, One application : will clean out thesé areas without dis-. turbing the underlying ground cover. - Special needs mean special techniques Roundup is effective on moje, than 50. of the mast common weeds, grass, vines. and brush. Its broad-spectrum activity also means care must be taken not to ap-_., ply. it on desirable plants, To climinate., weeds and grasses around bushes, flower. beds or other tightly-packed or low-lying vegetation areas, simple aids commonly found in the home can help. : A piece of cardboard, such a the car- rugated side from a box, forms an effec- WHEN SPRAYED ON AN ACTIVELY GROWING WEED, Roundup® ia absorbed tive,and portable barrier to.use when into the plant and “translocated” throughout its system, including the roots. spraying Roundup next to desirable Roundup blocks the plant's ability to prodhuce certain proteins found only in plants, Seeae Steeoseseersronsese toveesteerenae eeoe eee nneeeoe Each’ spring, millions of recreational ‘gardeners across the country enjoy the process of: planting, nuturing and har- yesling. Whatever your age, and whether. your. garden is.a windowbox be immense. - And, as we become more aware of ‘the importance of preserving, protect- _ ing. and replenishing our natural resources, the benefits —- and necessity — of maintaining a harmonious rela- tionship with nature also are increas- ingly evident. ; Long-range benefi ts filled with herbs, a large vegetable - “opatch, ora béd of colorful flowers, the : pérsonal Satisfaction of gardening can growth, By changing the. ange. of the causing cardboard; it's dsy"1o | Spray Weids erow-” ing’ right up to the base of a desirable thr aen . my y . oe % os ay heen the, surety fo. ello, furn, mm brown A ie acsz09: ica eae a Smee . a ah ie. ry | aportne s to-TheEarth Works~ forwildi - ae soul and the environment me Group, publishers of 50 Semple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth, there are a variety of ways in which home gardeners can have a positive environ- mental impact: Among the examples cited in the volume: * Lawns are. routinely. overwatered - by 20 to 40 percent, Given that there are an estimated 20 million acrés of lawn in the United ‘States alone, and that one acre of lawn needs approxi- mately 27,000 gallons of water weekly, overwatering poses aserious problem.: Avoiding overwalering can save up to 12 percent’— up to 50 gallons a week — of a homeowner’s water use in the course of a summer. + By choosing the right plants, you can p wide natyral food aid) she tery e-infa Br yourean netracrspe- cific birds and animals’ wo oii gtrden by including certain plants:. - ys For example, Hummingbirds like. red morning glories, and -butierflies“are ‘attracted to brightly colored flowers | in full sunlight. noe « Over time, trees can remoye ‘large. : quantities af carbon dioxide from: the. atmosphere. Planting [00 million urban trees would‘ reduce’ carbon. diox- ide emissions. in the United States: ‘by. 18 million tons, and energy. consamp- : tion by 40-billion kilowait- hours a (worth 4 billion dollars) annually. ‘ If you'd fike to plant a tree bul. don't : know how to go about it, contact a. local nursery, horticiléural society,’ Pier or botanical garden. 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