October 1, 2004

College Grounds Managers Go Organic to Keep the Landscape Natural

By SCOTT CARLSON

Jeffrey Weiser learned landscaping in Hawaii, and he is guided by what the Hawaiians call pono, or "righteousness."

"It's about doing the right thing in the right place at the right time," he says. More than a year ago, when Mr. Weiser became the manager of grounds services at Gallaudet University, he decided to use his position to do what he and others there think is the righteous thing: establish a natural approach to landscaping on the campus. He is giving up synthetic herbicides,

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