Sentences with phrase «mowing tall grass»
Removing tick habitats involves reducing leaf litter and mowing tall grass.
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The Palatine Park District has also turned to a more natural way of dealing with geese by not mowing around ponds, which discourages geese who are fearful of predators hiding in the tall grass, Gould said.
The reason, says study leader Scott Collins of the National Science Foundation, seems to be that mowing opens up a «big, thick canopy» formed by the taller warm - season grasses, allowing sunlight to get through so that «a lot more species can coexist.»
Mowing phragmites, a tall and sturdy invasive grass, also dispersed a host of bird species that liked to roost in the grass, Allan said.
The Animal Planet website recommends keeping your lawn mowed and brushes trimmed because ticks tend to hide out in taller grasses and shrubs.
While it is possible to plan entire landscaping projects around tick - prevention, simpler measures such as clearing tall grasses and invasive weeds, mowing the lawn frequently, and surrounding the space with a border of non-vegetative material like wood - chips or paving, can be part of an anti-tick approach to gardening.
Since you asked here are a few «could improves»: We were disappointed that when we arrived the grass was about a foot tall and was never mowed until the day before we left.