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This is a cultural attitude that prevails in the US. Home values are tied to curb appeal, not only of your house but of your neighbors' homes. It's a very unfor
by kokanee 3y ago
This is a cultural attitude that prevails in the US. Home values are tied to curb appeal, not only of your house but of your neighbors' homes. It's a very unfortunate situation because a strictly aesthetic concern results in untold amounts of fertilizer and pesticide in our ecosystems and of course endless water use. It's easy to forget that fertilizer is an ecological disaster both on the production and consumption sides - ammonia production for fertilizer is one of the larger carbon emission sources on the planet. I really don't have a solution to suggest, but at the very least we can all start checking our negative reactions when we see an ugly lawn. Cultural attitudes can change over time.
- nemo44x 3y agoI literally say you don't need to have a lawn. Just don't mistake being lazy and not doing anything for somehow being a virtuous environmentalist. Build a prairie - it looks great when done well. But you have to put some work and thought into it. Just letting your lawn overgrow is not the way. In this thread I even mention using clover if you really don't want to manage much and have a ground cover that prevents erosion and is attractive to bees that doesn't need fertilizer because it draws nitrogen from the air. But yes, if you do nothing and let a lawn just overgrow I'm happy the town will cut it down and charge you.