Yard waste rules by town, fertilizer rules in RI and MA, the lawn calendar, watering and bans, and what to ask a lawn crew.
GuideWhen and how East Bay and South Coast towns pick up leaves and yard waste: Barrington paper bags April to mid-December, East Providence labeled bags to December 15, Newport every other week May to November.
GuideMassachusetts 330 CMR 31.00 limits lawn phosphorus to soil-test need or seeding, bans feeding frozen or dormant turf and sets setbacks from water. Rhode Island has no comparable statewide lawn rule. What it means near Bristol.
GuideWhen to clean up, mow, mulch, seed, feed and rake in Bristol and the East Bay: spring cleanup, weekly mowing, late-summer seeding (Aug 15 to Sep 15 per URI), feeding by mid-September, fall cleanup before pickup ends.
GuideHow to water East Bay lawns, what the 2019 Bristol County Water Authority ban looked like, and how mulch, mowing height and timing keep a yard alive when watering is restricted.
GuideSeason dates, visit day, what each visit includes, cleanups, insurance, how fertilizer is decided and how to reach them. The checklist for Bristol and East Bay homeowners.
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