From 1920 until his untimely death in 1940, Simon ran the seed business, building it to great success. Wanting to preserve his father’s legacy, Simon’s only son, Orville, left college and took ...

Dutch or white clover is probably familiar to you. It has unmistakable white gumdrop flowers and deep green, trifoliate leaves known as shamrocks, with each leaflet bearing a white chevron.

White Dutch clover seeds are widely available, especially from stores that supply seed to farmers. Micro-clover seeds are a little harder to find, but you can buy a micro-clover/grass mix from ...

Q. I purchased white Dutch clover seed to help stem the flow of runoff water on my sloping half-acre backyard. Now I am told that clover is a weed. If that is the case, when I put down weed killer ...

Clover seed is tiny and denser than grass seed, so in mixes it will fall to the bottom of the bag or spreader and not be dispersed evenly among the grasses. Clover seed goes a long way.

One gardener's weed is another's need.Such is the case with clover.Many local retailers are sold out of the drought-resistant ground cover as homeowners are wanting more sustainable lawns.Dale ...

Friedman said white clover used to be mixed in lawn seed when she was little, before it was considered a weed and pesticides skyrocketed. “We had clouds of butterflies everywhere,” Friedman said.

There are about 800,000 seeds in each pound of clover seed, compared with about 230,000 per pound in ryegrass, according to Penn State’s College of Agriculture.

The most common and widespread of all clovers in the Northwest, white clover (Trifolium repens) is a perennial weed, occurring through the growing season in all zones. Other clover species, such ...

Q. Last week when looking for grass seed, one fellow said I should use a seed mix with white clover in it. Do I want white clover in my lawn? He says he has it in his lawn and really likes it. A ...