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Lawns were a display of high status in England, since only the wealthy had so much land that they could show off that they don't have to use all it for growing

by scns 5y ago

Lawns were a display of high status in England, since only the wealthy had so much land that they could show off that they don't have to use all it for growing food and could afford the person taking care of it. Another trend set by british aristocracy would be the white wedding gown, first worn by a british queen. Flushed toilets where only for the super rich too in the beginning. Innovation trickling downi guess. There is a parallel how Tesla started with expensive cars to scale the technology down into the more affordable Model 3. The Mainframe -> Minicomputer -> Personal Computer -> Smartphone -> SBC development would be another example.

DalasNoin 5y ago
English gardens are quite famous, I think the lawn is the most plain element. They have a large amount of different flowers and plants mixed together connected by a lawn. I wonder why only the lawn part made it to america.
- nemo44x 5y ago
  It takes a lot of effort (and a bit of money) to care for an abundance of flowers and plants. Besides watering you have hedging and mulching and weeding and spreading preemergent, etc. where I live many people have professional landscapers come by weekly to mow and also take care of everything else and many people have beautiful yards. I’ve been doing it myself but I do hire a few guys in the spring and autumn to clean things up, lay new mulch (9 cubic yards!) and plant annuals of which I usually need about 120 plants. It usually takes a team of 3 guys an entire day to do everything. I take care of the rest of the maintenance in the summer but that’s a few hours per week sometimes depending on weather. Luckily this summer we’ve had ample rain so watering has mainly been cut out but weeds have thrived.
  - shapefrog 5y ago
    You also have taste and fashion. Chelsea flower show each year for example is not so different to london fashion week. Highlighting the latest trends in plant species and how to assemble them in your garden to make it look just like that of your favourite celebrity. The lawn is the black dress of garden fasion; reliable and timeless.
tellersid 5y ago
Spot on. I believe Yuval Noah Harari's Homo Deus has a section on lawns.

by scns 5y ago

DalasNoin 5y ago

English gardens are quite famous, I think the lawn is the most plain element. They have a large amount of different flowers and plants mixed together connected by a lawn. I wonder why only the lawn part made it to america.

nemo44x 5y ago
It takes a lot of effort (and a bit of money) to care for an abundance of flowers and plants. Besides watering you have hedging and mulching and weeding and spreading preemergent, etc. where I live many people have professional landscapers come by weekly to mow and also take care of everything else and many people have beautiful yards. I’ve been doing it myself but I do hire a few guys in the spring and autumn to clean things up, lay new mulch (9 cubic yards!) and plant annuals of which I usually need about 120 plants. It usually takes a team of 3 guys an entire day to do everything. I take care of the rest of the maintenance in the summer but that’s a few hours per week sometimes depending on weather. Luckily this summer we’ve had ample rain so watering has mainly been cut out but weeds have thrived.
- shapefrog 5y ago
  You also have taste and fashion. Chelsea flower show each year for example is not so different to london fashion week. Highlighting the latest trends in plant species and how to assemble them in your garden to make it look just like that of your favourite celebrity. The lawn is the black dress of garden fasion; reliable and timeless.

tellersid 5y ago

Spot on. I believe Yuval Noah Harari's Homo Deus has a section on lawns.