weekefldetfmarclf 297 p 11 nitrogen brings back color of yard a mixture of soil and seed should be put in dead areas of your yard if you put down seed alone youll only be feeding the birds by lisa cartwright advertising features the snow is almost the gone the sun is starting to get stronger and your yard is brown spring is here and its time to get your lawn back to its summer glory the most important thing is to pick up any debris like sticks arid give your lawn a hard raking to get rid of any snow mold that has formed said nick zielonko owner of the cutting edge lawn care and landscaping snow mold is the flatteddown brown grass that you see through out your yard its caused by either the weight of snow or the leaves you didnt rake last fall he said for a nicer looking lawn you should add new soil and seed said zielonko zielonko suggested a mixture of topsoil or peat loam which has virtually no weeds in it and retains three times its weight in moisture and a perennial rye seed mix seeds mixed with soil have a higher germination rate than seeds alone seeds alone gerimi- nate at a 10 to 15 per cent rate with 10 per cent going to feed the birds he said shade seeds should be used when planting in shady areas seeds should be planted when temperatures both day and night aire above zero seeds will not grow if they freeze you should fertilize your lawn using fertilizers with a high nitrogen content the first number of three the first week of may or later if the snow isnt gone by then it nitrogen brings back the color to your yard by the second week end in may your lawn should be long enough to cut and since your lawn- mower has been sit ting all winter it is a good idea to get it ready for spring as well he said you should sharpen your blades three times a year if the blade is not sharp your lawn will have a of brown haze across it look ft or more home improvement ideas coming aprjl 5 r to advertise call your retail sales representative at 2942200 benjamin a i moored paints bcnjimin a moored paints hunters discount paint paint colour matching experts tmrualltcadlti aquavelvet 95 aquaglo deep colours extra c 3 d e o co y d co jz 5 i fin a highway 7 5460 hwy 7 4722588 expiresa april 30 1997 code 7105 cbde71 10 oil filter change esso protec extra 10w30 package valid with this coupon only add 200 for esso 5w30 package 9054722381 5803 highway 7 markhain westofmarkhamrd across from beer store store hours monfri 8am 8pm saturday 8am opm sunday 10am 5pm i beer store hifihway 7 f 1 1 1 mr lube hb no drip undercoating prevent rust with this no drip no mess under coating reg package premium package 4599 5599 valid with this coupon off ant i off automatic off radiator off each pair oil filter change transmission service flush fill 0f nv1 blades expires april 3097 expires april 3097 expires april 3097 expires april 3097 code7101 codec 7102 1 codff7103 code 7104 fast warranty approved i replace filth and gasket refill hiisfirw high qiaiity long tar wipers oilchange i wot warranty approved fluid flimi and fillwijti warrant i i approved coolant 5803 highway 7 d 5803 highway 7 h 5803 highway 7 h 5803 highway 7 vol iviffrf ttilh imy other coupon sol niliit u ilb miy other coupon sot ruliil uith any other coupon sal nihil n illi my other coupon he coupon per purchase this one coupon per purchase this one coupon per pnnhase this one coupon per piiichuse this locution only uith coupon presented location only tilth coupon presented i location only uith coupon presented location only it ith coupon presented doing it right before your eyes i doing it right before your eyes doing it right before your eyes i doing it right before your eyes i mri lube ml mr lube im mr lube bh mr lube