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Warpy

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9. "Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't" Has "How to Kill your Lawn" videos

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 05:40 PM

May 22

I didn't see them until I"d done the murder, myself, but I never could see the advantage of pouring scarce and expensive water on lawn grass just for the pkeasure of mowing it in triple digit heat.

I put drought tolerant plants at the foundation and just waited to see if some native plants would pop up. A few did.

I wass a pioneer. Three years later, there was only one lawn on the block. It was in deep shade in triple digit heat, so I guess the guy didn't mind mowing it.

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Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long [View all] littlemissmartypants May 22 OP

As the planet heats and water is scarce, manicured lawns will not be sustainable. Irish_Dem May 22 #1

i tore up the hell strip in my yard moonshinegnomie May 22 #2

Apparently they're going to have "bale it" June. rsdsharp May 22 #3

HAAHAHAHA! justaprogressive May 22 #4

I only mow the high spots, and dodge native wildflowers. bucolic_frolic May 22 #5

My dandelions are a foot tall. I'm loving it. Autumn May 22 #6

I gave up on mowing the grass about five years ago. flashman13 May 22 #7

Recently read article about unusually high incidence of Parkinsons among people living near golf courses Attilatheblond May 22 #8

"Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't" Has "How to Kill your Lawn" videos Warpy May 22 #9

I wish my neighbors would adopt that, someone is always mowing or trimming or chain sawing or leaf blowing Rhiannon12866 May 23 #10

I remember when my son was eight or nine, I took him for a walk around our yard to count the number of species. NNadir May 23 #11

Letting your yard go wild is rarely that beneficial to the ecosystem NickB79 May 24 #12