u/Fun_Necessary1021

Die Seerose meiner Mama möchte nichts mit der Außenwelt zutun haben.

That's the Nessus Sphinx making that obnoxious noise, by the way. Not my neighbor flaunting his insecurities.

I was trying to grow some sunflowers for the hummingbirds that visit, but I think I put too many sunflowers in each planter. Just wanted to reach out for help while I still may have time to correct my course! Any assistance would be appreciated because I'm having trouble coming up with a game plan. Thanks!

New to homeownership, our mulch seems to get so many weeds growing through it, and none of our neighbors homes do. I’ve spent hours hand pulling all of these weeds out… Is there something I could spray to kill them all? We do have a dog and a toddler so spraying chemicals makes me nervous.

Nothing. My flower beds invade my grass. Go little black eyed susans, go!

What can I plant to block pesticide drift from neighbor?

Preferably something pollinators won't visit because I don't want them to ingest the pesticides I'm trying to

Fence not permitted.

In the grass seed section in the small hardware store I work at in Charleston, South Carolina, we have a display of clover seeds and a little sign promoting clover lawns.

We also sell it by the pound, and my boss orders the seed from a distributor that’s about an hour and a half away.

Downtown Charleston is a pretty formal-garden and turf-heavy area, so it was a nice surprise to see this!

Edited to add: so much helpful info here! The packing slip and receipt from the seed company differ. One says ‘crimson’ and the other says ‘red’ so we’re checking with them to see which it is.

Once we know, we’ll update the sign and bags with the correct info, and also add that red/crimson are not as lawn-y as white.

We do have a garden center with many native plants that does well (we do have petunias and roses and other popular plants to stay financially viable), and a staff member who has been taking university classes on local plants, so we’ll try pushing more people towards a combo if they still want a lawn.

If anyone knows of a local plant seed blend we could offer in our grass seed section, please let me know!