It will vary from team to team. You may (for strategy or time reasons) choose to skip clues. Expect to cover between three and five miles during the course of the game, depending on whether your team solves all of the clues and visits every clue site.

Water thoroughly (at least an inch) for 4 consecutive days. There is no guarantee that this will work, but taking these steps may reduce potential damage. Lawn damage from too much fertilizer or spilled fertilizer is often caused by excessive salts in the soil. Adding Gypsum can help neutralize the salts.

We use the same system that the Indians used to secure their tipi covers - pebble ties. To best explain how this is done, I'll quote from my father's book, "The 20th Century Indian Tipi" During those early days, we experimented with metal grommets and with web loops to attach tie downs around the bottom of the cover. We found that grommets eventually cut through the fabric and consider them to be unsuitable for tipis. Almost all tipi makers agree, and avoid the use of grommets.

Answer: To control weeds, you can over-seed your lawn twice a year (early spring & early fall) to help prevent weed growth. Mowing your lawn high (4-inches or more) shades out most weed seeds and prevents them from germinating, while also slowing growth (for less frequent mowing) and strengthening the immune system of the grass. Keeping your grass unstressed by providing proper light, water, and nutrients will produce a crop of very thick turf.

Slow release fertilizers are actually microscopic coated capsules of fertilizer that breakdown and release their important fertilizer and trace elements over a long period of time. This ensures that your lawn's root system gets those nutrients in measured doses that won't over-stimulate the plants into a sudden growing spurt requiring more mowing.

Phosphorus from fertilizers runs off lawns and ends up in area wetlands, ponds, and lakes where it promotes algae growth. Algae can damage or kill the water body's eco-system. The make-up of all fertilizers is indicated by a series of three numbers on the package. The middle number indicates the amount of phosphorus the fertilizer contains. Look for a middle number of "0" to be sure you are buying a phosphorus-free fertilizer.

organic or time-release fertilizer balanced in all three elements: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (N-P-K). We use Nature's Turf 15-1-6, Turf Saver 4-3-4 and Tree Saver 3-0-20 from John Deere's natural line.

Although lawns benefit greatly from a late fall fertilizer, trees and shrubs do not. The fertilizer, which is mainly nitrogen, encourages new shoot growth in woody plants. Encouraging new growth at the end of the growing season may allow a greater chance of winter damage. Late fall pruning is also not recommended, unless the branches are damaged or my break to a heavy snow load. Grass clippings do not make good mulch for roses.

We can install whatever you prefer. Normally, we use Cedar Mulch, Pine Straw, or rock. Many times this will depend on your budget. We will be happy to give you a FREE estimate.

Pesticides and herbicides all have the potential of being fatal to birds and other wildlife. It's important to work closely with your lawn service to ensure that noxious chemicals aren't applied. Think about reducing expansive lawn areas in favor of natural plantings that include bushes, wildflowers, ground covers and such that invite birds to feed and nest.

For best results we recommend the use of our slow release Forest and Landscape Tree Fertilizer Pills. You can order those by calling our offices.

If the soil is really hard or clay, first you must condition the soil with a soil conditioner or add Gypsym to the soil. Then, space the plugs about 8-12 inches apart and stagger the next row. Water them in well and keep well watered the first year until they are established.

If your log siding is close to the ground, be sure to specify a ground cover that doesn't hold water. Ground cover rocks work great, and your local landscaping supplies dealer will typically have a selection of them in different colors and textures to match your landscaping theme. If you don't use rocks, try to use only inorganic materials and keep them at least 1 foot from the bottom row of log siding. (see design issues above...)

Jen - CA/9 - I planted 'johnny jump-ups' Violas over my Narcissus paper whites last month, just because I thought they'd look pretty together. Apparently (though I didn't know this at the time), the johnny jump-ups return year after year so they'll die off at about the time my Narcissus go dormant, and then they'll come back up together. Thus, I won't have to worry about watering the Violas when the Narcissus shouldn't be, next Summer.

Our trained applicator will notify you if your lawn shows signs of disease. He'll also advise you on the best treatment. Because lawn diseases are unpredictable and treatments are so variable, there is no guarantee of results. Application of lawn

Regular fertilization helps to maintain good lawns. In western Washington, apply N-P-K fertilizers in a 3-1-2 ratio (3 Nitrogen - 1 phosphorous - 2 potassium.) Examples of fertilizers in this ratio would be 21-7-14 or 15-5-10. Sulfur enhances color and helps control some lawn disease problems.

A complete fertilizer simply means it contains the major (macro) nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Prominently displayed on the front of any complete fertilizer package are three numbers. These numbers refer to the percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium respectively. The most common ratio sold for roses is a 1-2-1 ratio, for example 5-10-5.

This is a tough one to answer, because fertilization is so tremendously tied to water quality, potting medium, temperature, light and a variety of other factors. However, if you just have a few plants, and don't want to fuss around a lot learning about the intricacies of water and fertilizer, I'd simply suggest you get any reasonably balanced 'orchid' fertilizer, that is low in urea, and use it at approximately 1/4 to1/2 the label strength every other watering.