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[rootofnewt]

one of my neighbors is a principal for an elementary school in loudon county. she's only home on the weekends.

she's very nice. she's always seemed sane.

a trugreen/chemlawn truck just pulled up.

i have multiple chemical sensitivities. trugreen chemicals make me SICK SICK SICK.

it's not a windy day, but i have a vegetable garden along the fencerow i share with this neighbor. i talked to the guy. he can't not spray, since he's contracted to do it. he promised to stay far away from the fence.

i'll talk to her when i see her. if this is going to be monthly/weekly, it will be trouble. i'm growing my tomatoes so i can EAT THEM.

it's not like her garden is picture perfect--she has a lovely wildflower garden (she maintains it), along with garden flowers. and her yard isn't the fake-green of chemical lawn company stuff, so i don't think it's long standing. she has a NICE natural lawn.

i hope i can talk her out of this.

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[queensheba.livejournal.com]

Is there some kind of natural/less offensive lawn treatment she can use to get a similar effect?

I don't understand the appeal/need for super-perfect green grass either, except maybe on golf courses and public landscaping stuff. Certainly not at my house. As long as it's green and not brown and trimmed regularly, it's good enough for me - I can't devote more time or money to it than that.

[jkatj.livejournal.com]

Ugh.

[red-frog.livejournal.com]

God knows that everything around here is green this year. Trimmed regularly... well, perhaps not.

But yeah, krasota, if there's another option you can suggest that will probably go over better than just asking her not to use the service. (I'm sorry about the situation. That bites.)

Want some ivy to train over her yard? I sure don't need ChemLawn. ;)

[floppy-hat.livejournal.com]

Ewies! I really confused and weirded out the person who called us about lawn chemicals, especially when I said I liked dandelions and think they're pretty. Wonder what the reaction would have been had I said 'I eat them'. :D My mother in law and I have argued over my refusal to use any kind of chemical in my garden or on any of my plants. She thinks I have 'ignorant notions'. Good luck with the neighbor!

[lady-lion.livejournal.com]

Aw, crap. Sorry to hear that. :-\ I hope that you can talk her out of any further spraying.

You know, I, too, am probably one of the few people who likes a lawn to look natural. My landlord doesn't use chemicals all over the lawn and as a result, we've developed quite a few weeds. But get this - as a side effect, there are large patches of lawn that are just covered in tiny little lilac flowers. Sure, they're "weeds," but it's pretty. I'm always disappointed when he mows the lawn and the pretty seas of purple go away. ;) Yeah, that's more a "severe" weed "problem," but it's still pretty, nonetheless.

[98.livejournal.com]

Gardens Alive!? Just a shot in the dark as I have not personally used their lawn care products and you may be sensitive to them as well, organic or not.

At least, their article on why not to use evil lawn services may be worth showing the neighbor.

At a former house I neglected my lawn for years, never even watering it. Then a lawn company guy came by and left an appraisal in my door. I had a variety of weeds and was quite offended to find my clover and daisies on the list. On the other hand the grass was very healthy. Deep roots. No thatch.

I just wish that I had found the appraisal before receiving his follow-up call. Of the dozen or so kinds of weed he looked for I had all but two present. I would have asked him where I could get the seed I needed to complete the set.

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

So, so, sorry.

I hope you can find a solution.

[ismene.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I'm very sorry. I totally sympathize, since I get sick from lawn chemicals too. Always have, as long as I can remember.

Quite some time ago you mentioned that if lawn chemicals ever make me sick, there's a particular reporting agency I should call, since these chemicals are touted as being safe. Perhaps call the appropriate agency in your state?

[dahliablue.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. I hope you can get things worked out with her. Knock on wood, I haven't had to deal with chemicals from my neighbors, thank goodness. Ugh.
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