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It also increases angry letters from the HOA by 200%
I’ve tried to imagine buying a house with an attached HOA. I already have three layers of government, what does adding a fourth layer get me beside more busybodies telling me what (not) to do?
Also, some folks like having a small army of busy bodies go after folks doing things that they don’t like.
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Bad approach to life. My advice is to either learn to love things that have to be done (and frequently like mowing) or pay someone to do it. Life’s too short. Lawn is really fascinating when you get into it.
OK, but can't you learn to love bees, too? I am not even half joking. The fascination with lawns, and everything that comes with it, is something I could never get. Flowers might not be manly enough but why not grow trees and/or produce? Not talking commercial efforts. Just a hobby. One that doesn't involve horrible motorized mowers, water waster, and what have you.
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It's not pointless. It's nice for myself and my dog to be able to use my yard without catching ticks. Seeing where I step when I walk is a nice perk. Also I like to minimize the places that rodents and other animals can live around my house, to minimize on the damage they cause to my house. My mower was down for the better part of the year last year and it was not pleasant for me or my dog.
Plants clover instead of grass and you can still use your yard perfectly fine
Edit: I'm not particularly attached to grass. If clover took over and pushed the grass out, I wouldn't be upset about it.
Another edit: A clover lawn also might not be durable enough for the usage much my yard gets.
It would also cut the number of interrupted Zoom meetings due to noise pollution in half.
Another reason for textual chat meetings with URLs, #hashTags, @atTags, an agenda at the top, headings, and a prepared, accessible transcript!
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It's not pointless. It's nice for myself and my dog to be able to use my yard without catching ticks. Seeing where I step when I walk is a nice perk. Also I like to minimize the places that rodents and other animals can live around my house, to minimize on the damage they cause to my house. My mower was down for the better part of the year last year and it was not pleasant for me or my dog.
Plants clover instead of grass and you can still use your yard perfectly fine
I don't understand why a lot of people have a lawn in the first place, most don't even use the lawn (besides mowing it on a regular basis hahaha)!
What would you have instead? Seeing greenery is good for mental health.
I don't understand why a lot of people have a lawn in the first place, most don't even use the lawn (besides mowing it on a regular basis hahaha)!
What would you have instead? Seeing greenery is good for mental health.
I’ve heard of HOAs going after people for planting vegetables in their front yard.
But, there is seriscaping, which is popular in dry areas.
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this attitude, generally, is why we're never going to solve climate change
"It seems they created lawns of unsustainable crops that allegedly had aesthetic appeal, and then proceeded to maintain these crops until they ran out resources and all went extinct." -some alien archeologist in 1000 years
I (DIY home owner) don't schedule, I mow on demand. That said, if the lawn gets too long our electric mower struggles.
Finally, wouldn't longer grass also be a better environment for ticks? Don't get me wrong, bees are important. But grass length has been a constant, and while this information is helpful it's not doing much to address root cause (without that its influence could get worse).
Also stop using herbicide and plant some clover. My neighbors hate me but I (and the bees, bunnies, and other critters) love my almost white lawn in July. It smells great, and the clover keeps the grass healthy.