My in-laws recently replaced their overly manicured lawn with a lawn composed of a soft ground cover. It grows to a certain height and then just stops, so mowing isn’t a thing. They only mow it when they are about to have people over for croquet, which is what the lawn had mainly been used for.
True. I didn’t fully explain it. It flowers so bees love it, it doesn’t need as much water as grass, and I think it doesn’t require all the herbicide. Sure it’s not ecologically perfect, but if you want a lawn available then it is a least-bad option. They also do a lot of other gardening and such that is of benefit to the local fauna.
My in-laws recently replaced their overly manicured lawn with a lawn composed of a soft ground cover. It grows to a certain height and then just stops, so mowing isn’t a thing. They only mow it when they are about to have people over for croquet, which is what the lawn had mainly been used for.
That’s… Not the point.
mowing isn’t the problem though, its the waste of green
True. I didn’t fully explain it. It flowers so bees love it, it doesn’t need as much water as grass, and I think it doesn’t require all the herbicide. Sure it’s not ecologically perfect, but if you want a lawn available then it is a least-bad option. They also do a lot of other gardening and such that is of benefit to the local fauna.