Fortunately there are also people who prefer meadows to "perfect" green deserts. And fortunately it's even possible (though pretty hard) to 'turn' people. Cou

Fortunately there are also people who prefer meadows to "perfect" green deserts. And fortunately it's even possible (though pretty hard) to 'turn' people. Couple of years ago I slowly started explaining in detail why pretty much anything is better as far as nature goes than a short lawn consisting of only grass, and also explaining that the idea that such lawn is the summum of gardening is purely a cultural and economical thing without much real benefits but just costing money for the owners of the lawn. This year my neighbour proudly said he would not be mowing a small piece of his fairly huge lawn because he wanted to see more bees and butterflies (which are abdundant in my own meadows) and he might not try to remove the moss this year. So now we're both happier than before. And my neighbour will spend less time and money. Sometimes life is simple yet good.