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Aren't all lawns decorative?

• kevin_thibedeau 5y ago
  There is value in tick control around a residence. For that, grass is the most practical ground cover. Anything beyond the bare minimum is an excess.
  • sidewndr46 5y ago
    Wouldn't dirt, sand, or rocks work just fine?
    • recursive 5y ago
      Not if that dirt grows tall weeds. Many lawns don't need to be irrigated at all.
    • ghaff 5y ago
      Where I live in the Northeast, the natural state of a patch of dirt--or for that matter a patch of gravel--will be to become a forest in most cases by way of grass, weeds, bushes, and trees.
• ghaff 5y ago
  To some degree. But there are a lot of reasons to keep some sort of buffer around the house in any case. Now (unless required by local regulation/HOA/etc.), this doesn't necessary mean a perfectly manicured Kentucky bluegrass lawn but in a lot of the country just letting nature take its course will have tall grass, bushes, and eventually trees growing right up to the foundations.
• bombcar 5y ago
  Midwest ground becomes a lawn without any real effort. Maybe seed it a bit. To imitate that in the southwest you usually need irrigation.