tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059452818853443050.post7799368068272813190..comments2024-03-26T13:56:52.736-04:00Comments on Green Gardening Matters: Business Advice that's Bad for the BirdsGinny Stibolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04286863715121139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059452818853443050.post-52700952030121549352012-06-12T06:25:01.057-04:002012-06-12T06:25:01.057-04:00Yes, I cringe when the poison trucks rumble down o...Yes, I cringe when the poison trucks rumble down our street. You'd think that in tough times that people would stop paying for these "services." <br /><br />Breaking the poison cycle does take time. What I'm trying to accomplish by highlighting articles like this, is to spread the word. Maybe a few people will stop and then maybe a few more. Some people may stop when they start growing some edibles in their yards. Little by little...Ginny Stibolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286863715121139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059452818853443050.post-90279534386188045622012-06-11T23:43:49.619-04:002012-06-11T23:43:49.619-04:00Ginny, I was working last week in a lushly full po...Ginny, I was working last week in a lushly full pollinator garden where the "keeper" was explaining to visitors that in the gardens's first year, aphids and other bugs had eaten a lot of the new plants, but they refused to use poisons. By the second year, predator bugs had the bad bugs under control, and now in the third year, the garden is home to many butterflies, bees and other pollinators, in addition to tons of birds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059452818853443050.post-35605877277935805532012-06-11T18:58:40.528-04:002012-06-11T18:58:40.528-04:00I have discovered so many more birds and less pesk...I have discovered so many more birds and less pesky insects...of course my neighbors spray all over and mow I have heard one more may use one of those chemical lawn services....very bad..Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.com