By: Matthew Lozynsky
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| Dawson preparing mulch for his garden. "I finally got most of this garden together since I moved here a few weeks ago." |
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| Dawson tending to his lilyturfs plant. "I had to buy these already partially grown because I have such a hard time getting them to grow from just the seeds. |
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| A close up photo of Dawson's lilyturfs plant, better known as monkey grass. Lilyturfs spread extremely fast, needing barriers to stop the rapid growth of the plant. |
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| Dawson pulling the weeds growing in his garden. "These weeds pop up like crazy. I just moved here and I've already had to pick them out like three times." |
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| Dawson watering the plants in his plant bed. "I try to water these plants every other day to make sure they don't dry up and die." |
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| Dawson trimming the grass around his peony plants with a weed wacker. Peonies are in season during the late spring or early months of the summer. |
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| Dawson laying out Kentucky 31 tall fescue grass seed with a seed spreader. Kentucky 31 is a popular type of grass across the warmer states in the United States due to its resistance to droughts and heat. |
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| Dawson backing his Bobcat lawn mower out from his shed. "I had to buy a house with a shed because I needed somewhere to keep all my tools." |
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| Dawson trimming the grass in his yard. "I normally try to mow every Saturday morning because this grass grows really fast." |
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| Dawson cutting poison ivy vines off of a tree. Poison ivy is part of the Anacardiaceae family, making the plant distantly related to cashews and mangos. |
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| Dawson laying weed killer near his workshop. Weed killer should be laid around two times a year to achieve the best results. |
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| Dawson planting his colocasia, better known as the elephant ear. Elephant ears can take three to eight weeks to grow, where they can be as tall two to ten feet. |
