It Has Become Very Obvious That Dulltoon.....

...knows as much about gardening as he knows about sex!

Peter Shawn Taylor: Keeping Ontario ugly, the natural way

Posted: May 17, 2010, 1:50 PM by NP Editor Filed under: Peter Shawn Taylor,Ontarioio,pesticides

Dandelions have become the dominant ground cover for lawns, parks, school yards and sports fields

Provincial politicians often promise that their province won’t look the same once they’re done. Usually, they’re talking about taxes, jobs, education or the laws of the land. While these are all important issues, they frankly don’t have much physical presence in everyday life. Your street generally looks the same regardless of who’s in power. Not so in Ontario. Over the past year Premier Dalton McGuinty has managed to alter the physical appearance of his province. Every front yard is now uglier. It’s been a year and a month since the McGuinty government introduced legislation banning the use of pesticides everywhere except golf courses and farms. As a result weeds, primarily dandelions, have become the dominant ground cover for lawns, parks, school yards and sports fields across the province.

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