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[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 6 months ago (13 children)

Mowing lawns is killing pollinators.

People put so much energy into growing grass. Seeding, liming, fertilising, watering... so they can create endless, mindless busywork and destroy biodiversity.

Lawns were originally a status symbol. A "hey lol look at me I have enough land I don't have to grow food." Shameful that it took off as a defacto standard.

[–] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Mowing lawns is killing pollinators.

People put so much energy into growing grass. Seeding, liming, fertilising, watering… so they can create endless, mindless busywork and destroy biodiversity.

Lawns were originally a status symbol. A “hey lol look at me I have enough land I don’t have to grow food.” Shameful that it took off as a defacto standard.

Good point. As a matter of fact a friend of mine living in another country in Europe told me that in his country it is forbidden for people to have a garden and put only stones and tiles (sp?) in it so it cannot breath. In my country there has been a trend for many years that people turned from a garden with plants and flowers to a garden with just stones and zero green. This week I saw in an on-line newspaper that lots of people in my country are now getting rid of the stones and buying plants. The "help-the-bees" cry of help which some people have been talking about seems to finally take off with larger numbers! Fingers crossed.

[–] Devi@kbin.social 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I hate seeing gravelled gardens, it's so ugly. There's loads of low maintenence plants you can choose from.

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Exactly. Soulless. Graveyards look far more inviting and fun than a tiled garden.

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