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Garrett SharpeSo this post will be an introduction to one topic I want to cover on here: the issue of invasive species. Here in central North Carolina, our yards and the native spaces attached to those yards are covered in foreign species, mostly from Asia, that include English ivy, Chinese privet, glossy privet, nandina, leatherleaf mahonia, Rose of Sharon, Japanese honeysuckle, and many other species. These plants are planted partly for mindless reasons (the stores sell them, and people buy them without knowing they are a huge problem), but partly because people see plants as decoration instead of living things. Yard owners don't want their yard plants full of holes from bugs eating them, and these plants remain pristine because no insect in America has the ability to eat them. Yardowners also want quick gratification and pick plants that grow quickly. When you combine the traits of pest-immunity and quick growth together, you get a plant that escapes the yard and takes over every space it enters. As these plants expand and displace native plants in the few places we don't pave over, the result is starvation of native insects and all of the animals that feed on those insects. Imagine trying to go to a grocery store and realizing all of the food around you is made of plastic. That is the reality for our native bugs, and that is why insect populations have been halved in the last half century. To say this is a dire situation is frankly an understatement, and there are other factors I won't get into on this post that make the issue even worse. One of my side projects in life is to remove English ivy and restore my neighborhood's native spaces. It's hard work, but I've restored 12 properties so far. If you can, please consider removing harmful species from your yard and planting native, your yard can become a haven for our wildlife. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/invasivespecies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#invasivespecies</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/plants?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plants</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/englishivy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#englishivy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nativeplants?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nativeplants</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/habitat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#habitat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ecyosystems?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecyosystems</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/northcarolina?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#northcarolina</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/habitatrestoration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#habitatrestoration</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/yard?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yard</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/yardwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yardwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a>

John Scarpa, RE/MAX REALTOR8 Things You Should Always Do in Your Yard After It Rains<a href="https://ift.tt/TEC5tUL" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://ift.tt/TEC5tUL</a>Use this guide to put rainwater to good use in your garden and prevent it from causing damage to your yard and home.Message: This advice is sure to come in handy when it rains in your area. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#yardwork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeprojects" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#homeprojects</a> February 14, 2025 at 08:05AM

Scott Prentice ✅Do you have a SunJoe MJ403E electric mower? If you need a replacement blade, you may find they aren’t available. Other than the trashed blade, my mower works great. Finally found a viable replacement (length, width, mounting hole size). Unfortunately I had to buy 3 of them, but now I can mow rocks with abandon!?The Oregon 48JDR1SL3 is available at Home Depot, Lowe’s, and ??For a 3-blade 48” deck mower, but each blade is 17”. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#yardwork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homemaintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#homemaintenance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawnmower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lawnmower</a>

Liam WoodardNew Scythe! <a href="https://makertube.net/videos/watch/27ed47f3-eee8-4ffc-b044-b2a4b7cfe12d" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://makertube.net/videos/watch/27ed47f3-eee8-4ffc-b044-b2a4b7cfe12d</a>

SeaFury 🦜🍉Cutting hedge this morning (didn’t get around to it last night!), found last year’s bird nest 🪹 <a href="https://aus.social/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yardwork</a>

SeaFury 🦜🍉Need to cut the hedge today, maybe after dinner when the sun is setting. It’s getting out of hand at the top 🤦🏻‍♀️ <a href="https://aus.social/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yardwork</a>

AndreasDavourA few friends invited us to help them clear the yard and burn all the twigs, saplings and other vegetation going wild on a great bonfire. Not only is it great fun to gaze into a fire and poke it with a stick. I also learned that if you really want a roaring bonfire you need *lots* of oxygen. How do you get enough oxygen you ask? A leaf blower going on full speed pointed at the heart of the fire is how! Sparks flew like crazy and the heat was fantastic! <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/PrimitiveFun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrimitiveFun</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/FireFireFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FireFireFire</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/YardWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YardWork</a>

KayakpatrickI spotted this magnificent specimen while raking leaves yesterday. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FungiFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FungiFriday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/mushroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mushroom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/YardWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YardWork</a>

MJFinished the yard work for autumn, here, yesterday. Our biweekly pickup service for yard waste ended two weeks ago, so took three containers-worth to the nearest 4R Depot. Had seven containers-worth on that final pickup. Can just imagine what it would take to have three hundred... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yApSSdq0ghQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yApSSdq0ghQ</a> I don't use bags, only reusable containers. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YardWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#YardWork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YardWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#YardWaste</a> Winter and daytime temps below zero celcius expected to arrive here next week. It's been a very mild and lengthy fall.

JHaworth4 days of bramble control (we got minimal pruning done last year because I was still trying to find my <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LongCovid</a> limits). I've reached my limit... just in time to go back to work tomorrow!<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Staycation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Staycation</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Yardwork</a>

Wobbe F. Koning<a href="https://mograph.social/tags/Yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Yardwork</a> <a href="https://mograph.social/tags/Green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Green</a> <a href="https://mograph.social/tags/Grasshopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grasshopper</a>

Arpad Nagy<a href="https://me.dm/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fiction</a> before #<a href="https://me.dm/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yardwork</a>, that's what I say. Fresh off the press, and now to the chores! Another response to a First Line Fiction Publication <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> prompt. <a href="https://medium.com/first-line-fiction/brownies-and-cream-03f72912f242" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/first-line-fiction/brownies-and-cream-03f72912f242</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writingprompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writingprompts</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Scotts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scotts</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mystery</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/readingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writer</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#story</a>

Mildly Amusing Bored HousewifeThe one day a month that my neighbors decide to get out their riding lawnmower and cut the grass of their tiny suburban yard is my fave. It’s filled with her running over eveything (which isn’t suprising since she’s backed over two mailboxes and has totaled multiple cars) and him screaming at her. Let’s be clear, these are the neighbors I deserve. <a href="https://c.im/tags/neighbors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighbors</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yardwork</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/suburbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suburbs</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ideservethis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ideservethis</a>

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Fun fact: One of the main reasons I started on this journey of reimagining our front and back yard was because mowing the lawn felt utterly stupid and pointless. Especially the front yard which is why I made the ponds and gardens there during the pandemic. My goal is not to remove the natural surface but instead to just have nice grassy (or alternative-planty) pathways. <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/BackyardProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BackyardProject</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yardwork</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#home</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/pondLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pondLife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/portAlberni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#portAlberni</a>

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Progress! We have to clear out everything to the right of the garden boxes so that we can lift almost all the grass, dig a trench for power and water to the shed, and dig the three holes for the pool-pond, pond filter, and intake bay next Saturday!Goodbye fire pit! You served us well and will be reincarnated elsewhere! Goodbye garden boxes! You will make way to store the car for now and later, a greenhouse! <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/BackyardProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BackyardProject</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yardwork</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#home</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/pondLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pondLife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/portAlberni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#portAlberni</a>

TedI may have slightly overdone it again. <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yardwork</a>

Jon In AlbanyWhen I cut the side lawn, I rough it out as an ice rink and use a Zamboni style pattern.Highly recommend.<a href="https://bluelupine.social/tags/Mowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mowing</a> <a href="https://bluelupine.social/tags/YardWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YardWork</a>

Joe Steinbring :thisisfine:I spent a lot of time yesterday trimming back some of the grass that was overhanging concrete in one part of my front garden. I think that I have a lot more to go.<a href="https://toot.works/tags/YardWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YardWork</a> <a href="https://toot.works/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gardening</a>

HudsonMy work database is down. <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microsoft</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yardwork</a>

Paula GordonMy front gutters are clean (for now). My birch branches are no longer dipping below head height (for now) My limbs and back are pleasantly sore (for now). <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/yardwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yardwork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ThreeThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThreeThings</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SuburbanLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SuburbanLife</a>

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