<html><body><div style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Turn all that grass into gardens!</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Some ideas to consider that offer many benefits --</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>1. Establish a community garden. There are grants for this type of thing. Or, partner with your municipality or another organization.</div><div>2. Use native plants in strategic places to create neat garden spaces.</div><div>3. Install a rain garden.</div><div>4. Install a story walk.</div><div>5. Install a reading garden.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Obviously, these actions will require some fundraising, but long-term benefits are well worth the investment and will offer programming and partnership opportunities.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>See <a href="https://woodlibrary.org/readinggarden/">https://woodlibrary.org/readinggarden/</a></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Good luck!</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><div><strong><em>Maria T Bucci</em></strong></div><div><em>Director of Development</em><br><em>Wood Library</em><br><em>134 N Main St</em><br><em>Canandaigua, NY 14424</em></div><div><em>585-394-1381 ext 328</em><br><em>mbucci@owwl.org</em></div><div><a href="woodlibrary.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );background-color:rgb( 0 , 255 , 0 )"><strong>Wood Library is Rochester Regional Library Council's 2023 Public Library of the Year!</strong></span></a></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Lisa Laico - WAR via SLI-Public" <sli-public@lists.suffolknet.org><br><b>To: </b>sli-public@lists.suffolknet.org<br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, August 22, 2023 3:58:19 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[SLI-public] Sustainable Landscaping<br></div><div><br><style style="display:none">/*<![CDATA[*/P {
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Crowd-sourcing this question. Our library is fortunate enough to be situated on a couple of acres of property, with rather extensive lawns. For three years, we did not treat the lawns with any kinds of fertilizers, herbicides, etc. It was an environmentally-minded
choice. The result after 3 years was that the grass was decimated - huge patches of mud and weeds caused by a grub infestation. It was really unattractive and as a practical matter, not something you'd want to have a picnic on, or even stroll around. So
we resumed treatment and after 2 seasons, the lawn is back. However, patrons are beginning to complain. One advanced the theory that peppermint oil is the cure for all our lawn problems. I'm not so sure.</div>
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The State DEC has provided me with a list of "reduced-risk" pesticides, such as microbial treatments, bio-pesticides and horticultural oils, but explicitly declined to comment on their efficacy. They also provided the EPA's list of more conventional reduced-risk
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Our pest control company does have some organic treatments but says they are not for commercial applications and that we would not be happy with the results.
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So: if your library has extensive lawn and you've encountered the same issue -- balancing aesthetics against the concern about safety and impact on ground water, etc. -- what solutions have you found effective? I would love any feedback from anyone who's
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