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If you want to be able to walk around the garden, rather than just stare at it from the window, you're going to need gravel, concrete, or a lawn. I know which I
by jstanley 4mo ago
If you want to be able to walk around the garden, rather than just stare at it from the window, you're going to need gravel, concrete, or a lawn. I know which I prefer.
- globular-toast 4mo agoYou don't need to concrete the whole thing. A few paths is enough.
- brnt 4mo agoDoes the entire surface need to be grass to be able to walk about? What about some grass pathways through a variation of shrub, trees and meadow?
- soco 4mo agoMy garden has grass - wild flowers and wild grasses and I can walk in it. Even barefoot (not often, I'm a city boy unused to that). I sometimes walk just to pick up fruit from the couple trees here and there. I'm not even sure what the problem is that requires you concrete in garden, maybe if you need a wheelchair then yes paths might the way to go (I only assume, because I'm not in that situation). Otherwise lawn looks to me barren, a sad splotch of green nothingness. Some neighbours insist on lawns, good for them, even asked me why I don't, and I gave them the above answer. They weren't happy with it as I assume you won't be either, but here I am.
- jstanley 4mo agoYou maybe misunderstood what I meant. I too prefer grass to concrete. Maybe the entire disagreement in this thread is just between people who think a patch of grass constitutes a lawn, and people who think a lawn is something else?
- soco 4mo agoOkay to me "lawn" means one single type of grass kept down to 2cm height, constantly in need of watering and looking like carpet.
- goosejuice 4mo ago2cm is extremely short. Outside of sport I'd imagine that is very uncommon as it would require a tremendous amount of time and water.
- maeln 4mo agoI just have some big flat rock set legs-length apart to make a path. I don't have anything against grass, but I much rather have wild flowers, vegetable and fruits growing.
- NoGravitas 4mo agoPersonally, my preference would be moss.
- tabbytown 4mo ago[dead]