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Thursday, June 07, 2007
Crimson and Clover
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I’m thrilled with the crimson clover. I bought a big bag of it to use as a green manure to start building up the sandy soil in the front yard. In the back of my mind I thought an expanse of it along with a grass—in this case annual rye—could look really cool. And it does. The pictures, as usual, don’t do it justice. It makes a field of soft red spikes. The neighbors like the color, but are wondering why I don’t cut the grass. I like the movement and the wild meadow feeling. Also, I’ve found that the neighborhood children—darling as they are—are less likely to run across the garden now that the grass is higher. I plan to put stepping stones down, both for myself and others, but in the meantime I’m enjoying my little unruly prairie.