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What a terribly cynical thing to say. A yard whose flora aligns with the local ecosystem will be much more hardy and just as beautiful than a sterile lawn and

• draw_down 7y ago
  Why would it be "cynical" to imagine illustrations more convincing than photos? I think that's pretty rude and un-called for.
• dahfizz 7y ago
  > After visiting a native plant garden in SoCal I can't help but find the idea of a grass lawn absurd. Aesthetically, you may be right. But yards are owned by and large by people with families. They have an important function to fulfill which is ruined by filling the space with plants.
  • Ididntdothis 7y ago
    " But yards are owned by and large by people with families. They have an important function to fulfill which is ruined by filling the space with plants." However I rarely see anybody actually on those beautiful, irrigated lawns in Southern CA. People are usually inside or in an area with tiles or concrete on the ground.
    • cfmcdonald 7y ago
      Don't know about Southern CA, but in the places I've lived, people usually play/relax in their back yards, not the front, and so are not easily visible.
  • fillskills 7y ago
    What makes you think that kids/families dont like to play in a plant filled yard? My kids love areas filled with trees, plants, bees, butterflies, hummingbirds etc way more as it is lot more interactive
  • graeme 7y ago
    When I grew up, we had a few wild/forest areas, a few flower areas, and the rest we mowed and didn't spray. There was grass in the mowed area, but also many, many other plants and insects. It was wonderful, as was the forest. I find pure grass lawns very bland and unnatural, and in no way superior to a trimmed lawn with whatever plants happen to be growing. And you can have wilder areas too. Perhaps you didn't mean 100% grass lawns, but that seems to be what a lot of American lawns aim for.
  • krageon 7y ago
    What function of a garden is "ruined" by having plants in it?