In my previous blog I told you that we (residents of the Midwest) are smack in the middle of a horrendous heat wave. With each passing day our lawns get crispier and crispier. The blades of grass in my front lawn look like deep-fried potato sticks. I don’t even want to venture out of my air-conditioned haven to get my mail, so you can imagine what I was thinking when I saw my shirtless neighbor mowing his lawn last night. Had the heat compromised his better judgement? Should you even be mowing your lawn during a drought? I wasn’t sure … Continue reading →