Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“As you may have noticed, the price of one key lawn maintenance ingredient — gasoline for your mower — is way up lately. As you may not have noticed yet, you’ll also be paying more for a second ingredient, fertilizer. Both of those hits to your wallet result from war-related shipping woes (in particular, the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz), and both are likely to drag on for some time even if the war comes to an end soon. It’s always a good time to consider converting your surrounding green space from a carefully trimmed, lovingly landscaped ‘lawn’ to a more natural (or, if water usage matters, xeriscaped) ‘yard.’ But this year, it’s an even better time than usual.” (03/24/26)