Why are we so obsessed with lawns?
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Why are we so obsessed with lawns?
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Re: Why are we so obsessed with lawns?
#2Not everyone love lawns though, there's even an entire subreddit dedicated to hating them: https://www.reddit.com/r/fucklawns/
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#3Someone, though I do not remember who, made the point that grasses are a highly successful parasite of the human species. The point was made in humour, but I still think it's a fascinating perspective.
Re: Why are we so obsessed with lawns?
#4Not everyone love lawns though, there's even an entire subreddit dedicated to hating them: https://www.reddit.com/r/fucklawns/
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#5This was never really true in the southwest where rock gardens are common.
When done right, they are so stunning and low maintenance. They also open up more options for interesting and dramatic lighting at night.
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#6My young children both love the lawn and I can tell they get a lot from interacting with it, playing on it, etc. It is a little bit of accessible greenery in my small back-garden and I don't need to water it, just mow it occasionally.
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#7I recently killed my lawn, ordered soil to create berms, and planted 100+ native plants (small ones and a few trees/bushes) all over the yard.
It has brought me so much joy! I observe so many interesting animal behaviors like birds playing on the springy yarrow flowers or bumble bees tumbling around the tiny clarkia blooms.
The three things that motivated me the most was Concrete Botany Audiobook[1], the Kill Your Lawn youtube series[2], and the interesting chats with neighbors who are interested in doing the same or have done the same.
That isn't to say it was easy or that I haven't gotten some strange comments like "your yard produces a lot of seeds that come into my lawn".
[1]: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9798317900410-concrete-botany
Re: Why are we so obsessed with lawns?
#8I recently killed my lawn, ordered soil to create berms, and planted 100+ native plants (small ones and a few trees/bushes) all over the yard. It has brought me so much joy! I observe so many interesting animal behaviors like birds playing on the springy yarrow flowers or bumble bees tumbling around the tiny clarkia blooms. The three things that motivated me the most was Concrete Botany Audiobook[1], the Kill Your La…
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#9My young children both love the lawn and I can tell they get a lot from interacting with it, playing on it, etc. It is a little bit of accessible greenery in my small back-garden and I don't need to water it, just mow it occasionally.
I recently tore out my lawn and co-designed a native yard with my kids. We designed a map together with very narrow wood chip paths to play on and brought in soil to create berms for height variety. They love running around playing tag or hiding from each other. Once they get older I can imagine friends will enjoy capture the flag or foam dart wars in the space.
We had one small japanese maple tree that they designated as a reading / relaxation area and have been using that too.
I think the biggest thing was the berms + paths around and over them. The topographical variety added a lot of play opportunities.
All that said we kept a small patch of grass- but it just isn't the entire yard as it was when we got our place.
Edit: removed counter point as a phrase
Re: Why are we so obsessed with lawns?
#10My young children both love the lawn and I can tell they get a lot from interacting with it, playing on it, etc. It is a little bit of accessible greenery in my small back-garden and I don't need to water it, just mow it occasionally.
I recently tore out my lawn and co-designed a native yard with my kids. We designed a map together with very narrow wood chip paths to play on and brought in soil to create berms for height variety. They love running around playing tag or hiding from each other. Once they get older I can imagine friends will enjoy capture the flag or foam dart wars in the space. We had one small japanese maple tree that they designat…
I don't know how this is a counter-point, isn't it just a point? Can lawns co-exist with no lawns?
EDIT: parent has removed "counter-point".