Edmonton Dandelions
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Poor city maintenance could cost Edmonton taxpayers: expertA landscaping technologist says the City of Edmonton needs to maintain its landscape or it could cost taxpayers.CanadaAug 23, 2020
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City of Edmonton to mow grass, trim weeds more oftenStarting next month, the City of Edmonton will cut grass and trim weeds in city-owned areas more often.CanadaJun 24, 2020
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Edmonton battling dandelions this season in continued war against the weedThe city of Edmonton says it's getting a head start on its battle with dandelions this season.EnvironmentMay 17, 2018
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Edmonton sports fields set to open thanks to improved weatherWith spring-like temperatures finally upon us, the City of Edmonton is opening some of its sports fields this week.NewsApr 25, 2018
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Edmonton issues tender to help rid sports fields of dandelionsIn recent years, the city’s sports fields have been overrun with dandelions. Last year, city officials said a perfect storm of a wet spring combined with hot sunny weather resulted in a severe problem on sports fields.PoliticsApr 20, 2018
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Edmonton to spend $3M more on controlling dandelions in 2018Edmonton city council agreed to spend $3 million more on turf maintenance for its sports fields: an extra $1 million will be used to bring back the herbicide iron chelate and $2 million will be spent on mowing more often.MoneyDec 7, 2017
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Weed-eating goats have arrived at Edmonton’s Rundle ParkOne by one, goat after goat emerged from a trailer at Rundle Park, marking the arrival of the weed-eating animals for the summer.CanadaJul 15, 2017
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City mulls spraying Edmonton parks and fields because of dandelion ‘perfect storm’The city is contemplating the rare move of spraying sports fields and parks because of the severe dandelion problem.EnvironmentJun 13, 2017
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City councillors attempting to tackle amount of dandelions: ‘is this how we want public turf to look?’With dandelions winning the war of greenspace over grass, Coun. Bryan Anderson has opened the door to spending more money on field maintenance.EnvironmentJun 12, 2017
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