weed-free

Full well she knew what her eyes would see in the neighbor's yard: a new, redwood fence in back, topped with finely beveled lattice, perfectly stained and treated against the weather, rimmed by the most glorious, weed-free flowers one could ever wish to see.

O' Bending Light Meredith Greene 2011

Where I want a weed-free existence, I'll mulch with mushroom compost or sterile material such as bark.

The to-do list: October Dan Pearson 2010

All of the chemicals that go on a lawn to keep it glowingly green and weed-free eventually find their way into our water supplies and then the oceans.

PrairieMod Monday 2008

We have rediscovered rows: neat, weed-free runs of crops now getting a fair share of light.

New garlic, new order 2010

Keep your garden as weed-free as possible, removing low-growing leaves that provide areas for egg laying and hibernation.

A spring shower of queries on stink bugs, shade trees, more 2010

The green movement also eschews the lush lawns of most cemeteries as the grass requires great quantities of herbicides to maintain a weed-free appearance.

Kate Kelly: The Ultimate Gift: A Green Goodbye 2010

It lived up to all expectations, a beautifully manicured, weed-free, lush garden where the cherry tomatoes were ripening, the sweet peas hung tantalizingly, and greens were ready for harvest.

Liz Neumark: Cooking Up Change with Michelle Obama 2010

Keep your garden as weed-free as possible, removing low-growing leaves that provide areas for egg laying and hibernation.

A spring shower of queries on stink bugs, shade trees, more 2010

It lived up to all expectations, a beautifully manicured, weed-free, lush garden where the cherry tomatoes were ripening, the sweet peas hung tantalizingly, and greens were ready for harvest.

Liz Neumark: Cooking Up Change with Michelle Obama 2010

Scotts and other lawn fertilizer companies have based their business models off a consumers desire to have a green weed-free lawn.

Scotts Takes Green Steps 2007