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[quote="block42"]I use the old-school non-motorized push mower to cut my lawn and hand powered hedge shears to trim my hedges. I can't wait to take my lawn out and plant indigenous species. :D[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Sean</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:42 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"><span style="font-weight: bold">Lawnmower trade in program at Canadian Home Depot Stores!</span> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.cleanairfoundation.org/mowdownpollution/index.asp" target="_blank">http://www.cleanairfoundation.org/mowdownpollution/index.asp</a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-style: italic">"To participate, drop into any Home Depot location across Canada from April 19-29, 2007 to return your higher polluting gas lawnmower or trimmer. You’ll receive an instant rebate off the purchase of a cleaner alternative lawncare product including push, electric or low-emission gas mowers and trimmers. Working with the Auto Recyclers of Canada, we’ll ensure your returned gas lawnmower or trimmer is recycled responsibly – free of charge."</span></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Sean</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:58 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Interesting to see some movement in Hamilton regarding our water usage sine the near flooding we had in December. <br /> <br />I guess it takes a "near miss" to get the attention of anyone at all.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>mrG</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:09 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Anonymous wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Block 42 should be block43 (it was a typo).</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br />Maybe you should register then as block43 just to make sure nobody will impersonate you later on ;-)</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:57 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Block 42 should be block43 (it was a typo).</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>mrG</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:33 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Block43 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">My front yard is shady so i'm looking at ontario woodland plants. I don't water/fertilize/pestiside.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br />Are you by any chance related to Block42?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Block43</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:55 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">My front yard is shady so i'm looking at ontario woodland plants. I don't water/fertilize/pestiside.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Sean</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:18 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>block42 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I use the old-school non-motorized push mower to cut my lawn and hand powered hedge shears to trim my hedges. I can't wait to take my lawn out and plant indigenous species. <img src="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Very Happy" border="0" /></td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />That's awesome, what kind of plants are you going to use instead?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>mrG</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:59 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>block42 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I use the old-school non-motorized push mower to cut my lawn and hand powered hedge shears to trim my hedges. I can't wait to take my lawn out and plant indigenous species. :D</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br />The question is: Is it really a good idea to buy, plant, and ferilize a plant to kill it later with pesticide, and cutting it down....</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>block42</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:35 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I use the old-school non-motorized push mower to cut my lawn and hand powered hedge shears to trim my hedges. I can't wait to take my lawn out and plant indigenous species. <img src="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Very Happy" border="0" /></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>mrG</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:54 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Chips wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>mrG wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"> <br /> <br />I wish we could have "optin" program for lawn care</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />I just leave my lawn alone! I'm sure the neighbors (who spend hours each week meticulously grooming their lawns to golf course standards) hate it, but hey...i'd rather sit on the porch and have a beer on a hot day than work like a dog! <br /> <br />If you are worried about pissing off the neighbors, you could always plant a bunch of perennials and let them take care of themselves.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br />Lucky you.... In my case I actually have to ask them to leave my lawn alone, and move along, everytime.....</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Chips</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 2:22 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>mrG wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"> <br /> <br />I wish we could have "optin" program for lawn care</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />I just leave my lawn alone! I'm sure the neighbors (who spend hours each week meticulously grooming their lawns to golf course standards) hate it, but hey...i'd rather sit on the porch and have a beer on a hot day than work like a dog! <br /> <br />If you are worried about pissing off the neighbors, you could always plant a bunch of perennials and let them take care of themselves.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>mrG</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:34 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I live in a condo and it beats me why they cannot leave the lawn alone.... <br />Itlooks like all the work they do is to insure that landscaping company can come back and do some more.... Yet they are killing grass with prison-buzz cut, and herbicides.... They say there is no proff their chemicals will cause health condition, yet there is no proff othervise.... <br /> <br />I wish we could have "optin" program for lawn care</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Sean</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/hammerboard/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:18 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Lawns, trees and gardens</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I think it's time to bring down the gas-powered lawncare habits that have spread across the entire continent. I constantly see individuals and companies blowing leaves from one place to another. To these people I say: If you are so obsessed with moving leaves around, buy a rake and use your muscles. <br /> <br />Along the same lines, I am sick of hearing (and seeing and smelling) gas-powered lawnmowers all over my neighbourhood. I especially detest the concept of putting our <span style="font-style: italic">drinking water</span> on the lawn, along with chemical fertilizers so that it grows faster, and then mowing it down a week later with one of the least efficient gas powered devices available to mankind. It is a waste of time, energy and money, as well as a huge contributor to pollution. All for the image of having a well manicured "estate grounds". <br /> <br />Here is a great idea for a program that could be promoted in our city: <br /><a href="http://www.cleanaircounts.org/lawnmowerleafblowerbuyback.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.cleanaircounts.org/lawnmowerleafblowerbuyback.shtml</a> <br /> <br />And some data that should make you think twice before firing up the noisy beasts: <br /><span style="font-style: italic">A gas-powered leaf-blower emits as much tailpipe emissions during one hour of use as an automobile traveling across 350 miles. Bear in mind, however, that while a car spreads its air pollution over a wide area, the leaf blower will concentrate its emissions in your yard.</span> <br /><a href="http://www.newdream.org/consumer/outdoorcleaning.php" target="_blank">http://www.newdream.org/consumer/outdoorcleaning.php</a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-style: italic">The air pollution from cutting grass for an hour with a gasoline powered lawn mower is about the same as that from a 100 mile automobile ride</span> <br /><a href="http://www.mindfully.org/Air/Lawn-Mower-Pollution.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mindfully.org/Air/Lawn-Mower-Pollution.htm</a> <br /> <br /><span style="font-style: italic">Gallon for gallon — or, given the size of lawnmower tanks, quart for quart — the 2006 lawn mower engines contribute 93 times more smog-forming emissions than 2006 cars, according to the California Air Resources Board.</span> <br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/24/us/24lawn.html?ex=1303531200&en=57d43426cd729a4a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss" target="_blank" class="postlink">http://www.nytimes.com</a> <br /> <br />As a side note, my neighbour actually asked me to cut down the tree in our back yard (a tree which is probably older than our houses) because it was too difficult for her to clean the leaves up. Her back yard is mostly garden, so she can't just rake them. In my opinion this is a despicable request. Let the leaves feed your garden! <br /> <br />If you ever meet with a neighbour requesting anything like this, be aware that the City is probably on-side with leaving the tree alone: <br /><span style="font-style: italic">Trees are only removed when they become a liability to the New City and its residents. Requests for tree removal due to seed production, leaves dropping and clogging eves troughs or the inability of the homeowner to continue raking leaves cannot be accepted as valid reasons for removal. The subsequent homeowner may appreciate a shade or ornamental tree on their property.</span> <br /><a href="http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/CityandGovernment/CityDepartments/PublicWorks/Parks/Forestry/" target="_blank">http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/CityandGovernment/CityDepartments/PublicWorks/Parks/Forestry/</a></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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