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Yeah, there's lawns and "lawns". The perfectly manufactured, 100% single grass variety, that takes lots of chemicals, water, and mowing? Terrible. Grassy area
by alistairSH 2y ago
Yeah, there's lawns and "lawns".
The perfectly manufactured, 100% single grass variety, that takes lots of chemicals, water, and mowing? Terrible.
Grassy area that has some clover and dandelions, gets mowed 2x month, and doesn't need watering or chemical treatment? Fine by me.
Personally, I'd rather have some bushes and perennials that I trim 2x year, add much in the Spring, and that's it. And that's the way yard has been going over the last 5 years - the grass portion is smaller every year. I might just pull the plug on grass this season, dig it up, add some fresh soil, and plant some plants.
- mvieira38 2y agoYou can have it both ways though... A nice little grass play area, maybe some small soccer goals, and in the periphery of that some perennials, maybe some rosemary so the kids can pick it when helping at the kitchen? You may delimit the play area with a clover lawn too
- alistairSH 2y agoYou should be able to have it both ways, except there are neighborhoods/towns that require "though shalt have 100% Kentucky Bluegrass trimmed within 1.5"-2.75" inches length and bushes shall be aligned with building edges or property boundaries." Ideally, there should never be requirements to have a "well groomed" lawn. And incentives should be aligned to discourage overly manicured lawns (higher water costs, taxes on fertilizer, whatever else works).
- lo_zamoyski 2y agoSome also substitute grass with plants like creeping thyme.