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3. editors’ note
WELCOME
TO ANOTHER ISSUE OF it’s always time to mow.
LAWNSCAPING
We wanted to take a moment to talk
about thatch, thatchers and thatching.
This is a term that’s not used everyday but here at Lawnscaping
we believe in keeping things classy. Thatch is found directly below
your grass line. It is the accumulation of grass trimmings, roots
and debris. It can protect infant grass, but smother adult blades.
A thatcher is someone who works with the thatch. Removes it
when needed, spreads it to where it needs to go. So why bring the
word back into our everyday vocabulary? Aside from being
essential to lawn care, it’s a delicious word that describes everyone
who picked up this magazine.
There’s something dirty about thatch. It hides in the shadows. It
can be warm or cool. Slightly dangerous yet a comforting blanket
when you need it. That sums up Lawnscaping perfectly.
Enjoy the issue, and appreciate some thatch.
Sincerely,
John N. Kemp & Deere Deer mowex.com
4. MEET THE
Dear Oh Deer DEAR DEERE ON DEER
DEALING WITH ANTLER ENVY
In the last few weeks we have Chinese water deer, I know I
received many calls on the have made mention of
show regarding other types Reindeer being a little
of deer and I think I need to backwards, but these deer take
clear some issues up. I am a it to a different level. Instead of
North American White Tailed having a proper rack of antlers,
Deer and proud of it. I have water deer grow fangs.
been called a deercist before, Seriously fangs. Large tusks
but I think what people don’t jutting from their mouths have
understand is that the resulted in them being known
differences between deer, is as vampire deer. However
quite different from the these posers never let on about
differences between people. the truth. The only vampire
deer known was staked years
Take for example the Moose. ago back in the mid seventies.
The mongoloid of our
species. Mooses, Moosi, I don’t Deercism is a problem and I
even know what the plural for want to assure you that
moose is. Female moose are
called cows, seriously you have I judge people on their
something that’s technically
a deer that’s called a cow, and personality first and
looks like a freak. They have
furry curved antlers, what good
usually their lawn
will those ever do? It’s like second.
putting stuffed animals in a
cannon what’s the point? Take my cousin Jeremy, he’s
a Jackalope. My Uncle got
On the other end of the scale drunk, one thing led to an-
the Púdu is known as the other and he married a rabbit
worlds smallest deer. These in Vegas. However, the two are
things only get to be 17 inches still together, so good things
tall. They are in danger of can come from mistakes. Now
loosing their natural habitat, a rabbit-deer hybrid may be
which makes sense because scoffed at, but I assure you
they are too short to defend I only have problems with
themselves. Let’s face it given Jeremy because his new wave
their size they are going to be hippy ideals led him to tearing
turned into a house pet if they up his lawn replacing it with a
aren’t careful. rock garden. What a disgrace.
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