Perhaps there should be more emphasis on sustainable lawns? That is: don't force it. Don't water it, don't use toxic pesticides, don't fertilize, and for smalle

Perhaps there should be more emphasis on sustainable lawns? That is: don't force it. Don't water it, don't use toxic pesticides, don't fertilize, and for smaller lots don't use gas powered lawn equipment. If the lawn doesn't grow in those conditions then it wasn't meant to be. I've never seen the fringe lawn fanaticism from the article in person, my experience growing up was much closer to Levitt's feelings or the middle class nostalgia: the lawn is something children mow on the weekend. I live in a richer neighborhood now, which means more lawn services, and I really do despise them for the noise. But online culture would have me believe there's a sizeable portion of the nation fixated on lawncare as a hobby. What I see is the opposite, people want a clean looking yard and find it easy to pay for it to be watered, mowed, fertilized, weeded, sprayed, edged, blown, aerated, and whatever else gets bundles together for an affordable price. Do we only think that Americans are obsessed with lawns because of how large the lawncare industry is? Or maybe the culture really is different in places where effort is required for anything close to green 12 months a year?