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I’m thinking of keeping a grass backyard for kids to play in, and building a food forest in my front yard instead
by fudged71 5y ago
I’m thinking of keeping a grass backyard for kids to play in, and building a food forest in my front yard instead
- hosh 5y agoI believe that ultimately, people living on-site knows what works best for themselves and the community. There are alternative cover besides that kids can play in, but I personally think it is better to have something there than nothing. Here in Phoenix, xeriscaping is very popular. It usually involves gravel laid on top of a weed barrier. The barrier does not work very well ... and you really can't play on the gravel. It's like the worst of all the options. Even just putting in grass helps cool down the area around the house. If there is a way to put some kind of cover that is drought-resistant, does not require fertilizer, and can absorb the rains during monsoon, that's better than gravel-on-weed-barrier.