Lawn Talk Addendum
Right after I hit “send” on this article earlier today, I received permission to use the image below — mere minutes too late to include it. It’s too good not to share, though, so that’s why you’re receiving this addendum.
What you see in this picture is a wild strawberry lawn. Wild strawberry is native to most of the U.S. It boasts pretty white flowers in the spring, edible strawberries in the summer, and orangey-red foliage in the fall. It’s deciduous, but its leaves stay green in the winter. It hosts and feeds local bees and lepidoptera. Also, it’s walkable, mow-able and wiffle ball-able. Think of the strawberry shortcake picnic you could have in peak season!
We are having terrible trouble w crows and raccoons digging up turf here in PNW.. they are after something called chafer beetle. Any thoughts about how this strawberry might do in our climate and w this underlying pest?
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/move-over-murder-hornets-theres-a-new-bug-in-town-and-its-coming-for-your-lawn/
We get false or Indian strawberries. Fruit not worth eating.