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#27: Getting a Government Check
We got the check from the city of Roseville this weekend. $700 to put in the bank. That sure feels good. Who would ever have guessed you could get a government check without having something really un… more →
David's Cash for Grass Project
Does "Cash for Grass" Make Sense (and Cents)?
thegrassrootsprogram wrote 3 months ago: by Tom Hawkins. Tom’s a San Clemente, CA horticulturist and the owner of Florasource Ltd., a suppli … more →
#27: Getting a Government Check
dadgeorge wrote 9 months ago: We got the check from the city of Roseville this weekend. $700 to put in the bank. That sure feels g … more →
#26: Show me the money!
dadgeorge wrote 10 months ago: main front ex-lawn This weekend I completed Phase 1 of the Cash for Grass project, and we invited … more →
Chapter 25: Damn finches! Zen gardening
dadgeorge wrote 10 months ago: Much work done on the project over the long weekend. First, Rose and Calvin planted a couple hundred … more →
Chapter 24: Yeah, that didn't work.
dadgeorge wrote 10 months ago: Remember the pickaxe and water line thing? Apparently the broken line was to the drip system I still … more →
Chapter 23: The Tears Fall Like Gentle Rain
dadgeorge wrote 10 months ago: The kids all wanted desks to use for doing homework so they don’t have to do homework on the f … more →
Chapter 22: Save the Seeds! Oh, crap. Busted!
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: I was up off the couch for a few minutes to take my medicines, and I saw out the window that it was … more →
Chapter 21: Project Delayed due to Exploding Ear
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: Sometimes it seems that life just slaps you upside the head with a two-by-four. Christmas Eve my sin … more →
Chapter 20: Pickaxes and Water Lines Don't Mix
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: AAARGH! I was carefully digging one little hole for my last salvia clevelandii (blue sage), when a P … more →
Chapter 19: Rocking Out
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: Today was a huge day. No other way to put it. I placed much of the border for the main yard, got abo … more →
Chapter 18: Weed Seeds
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: The first good hard rain we’ve had this year came in today, along with a bitter cold front. Fo … more →
Chapter 17: Holiday Decorating
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: This Christmas I chose landscaping over putting up holiday lighting. Our house does not look very fe … more →
Chapter 16: Smaller is Better (Cheaper)
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: As I have noted, big nursery plants are expensive. Small plants are cheaper. Seeds are even cheaper. … more →
Chapter 15: Getting Butterflies
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: Sabrina found a web site through school called ”butterfly encounters” (www.butterflyenco … more →
Chapter 14: Don't Mess With My Plan!
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: Jennifer implied that now that I have created an actual plan, I may have become a bit obsessive abou … more →
Chapter 13: The Big Truck Drops a Load
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: Today the big dump truck came with 8 tons of rock: 6 tons of mulch and 2 tons of river cobble to for … more →
Chapter 12: Gourmet Rocks, Next-door Neighbors Join the Party
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: I decided I wanted to put a nice stone border around the edges of the project to keep the rock mulch … more →
Chapter 11: The Outbound Flow of Cash Begins
dadgeorge wrote 11 months ago: I was only half-way done ripping out grass. However, now that I have actually diagrammed a plan on p … more →
Chapter 10: Sharing Grass with the Neighbors
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dadgeorge wrote 12 months ago: Over the past weeks I have had to explain to several neighbors why I am ripping out my lawn. I sense … more →
