Time to Think about Lawns

The Door County Master Gardeners welcome Sharon Morrisey, consumer horticulture agent for the Milwaukee County UW Extension, to Door County for a free presentation of “Your Lawn: Organic, Conventional, or In-Between” on March 18 at 7 pm at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.

While it might seem overly optimistic to begin thinking about lawns in March, this program explores the topic of lawn care and will serve as a useful guide to Door County homeowners who are planning their lawn maintenance routines now hoping that the snow will eventually disappear. Caring for your lawn is all about making choices. What kind of lawn do you actually want? What is the best way to mow? How do you efficiently water? What about fertilizers? Should you make your lawn organic? Do you use chemicals? How do you assure your lawn is safe for kids and pets to play on?

There are lots of questions and this presentation will help you sort through the vast amount of information that can provide the answers. With knowledge comes understanding and with understanding comes a more responsibly managed, safe and beautiful lawn.

Since 1992, Morrisey has worked for UW Extension in Milwaukee after serving as the director of the University of Connecticut’s Bartlett Arboretum in Stamford, Conn. She has also authored a book titled Large Flowering Shrubs for the Midwest.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information email [email protected].