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[–] TotalSonic@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You could do what I did:

  1. only buy a house in a place that has no HOA
  2. xeriscape the front, let most of the back just grow out wild, and keep a small patch of grass in an area where you like to chill (for me this is in a courtyard)
  3. use an old school push mower for this small patch. You get a little exercise with this, but not enough to ever stress ya, and it requires no gas, no oil, no electricity and barely ever any maintenance.
[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

let most of the back just grow out wild

This, but native plants instead.

[–] TotalSonic@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

That's exactly what grows out wild in my backyard here (which is against the edge of a greenbelt / drainage creek bed) - no intervention needed.

[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

This sounds lovely