No Lawns

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A community devoted to alternatives to monoculture lawns, with an emphasis on native plants and conservation. Rain gardens, xeriscaping, strolling gardens, native plants, and much more! (from official Reddit r/NoLawns)

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Noticing major shifts in opinion on lawn care (self.nolawns)

submitted 2 years ago by mercurly to c/nolawns

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My hometown's newspaper just published an opinion piece about the disastrous effects, ecologically and financially, that lawn care causes. Not totally surprising but it's important to note that this is a retirement community in the bible belt!

Y'all, it's working! Keep spreading the word!

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[–] saddestpanda@lemmy.one 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Grass takes a lot of water and maintenance to look good. A lot of places are increasingly short on water.

[–] flak@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I let my grass get water from the sky, if it gets enough, cool. If not, nature intended it.

I do still mow though because if I don’t my city issues a fine. I’d be fine with my grass being up to my ankle, any further than that and it unfortunately becomes a hazard because we have a snake issue.