Like a lot of commenters I feel trapped— social acceptance of my lawn vs. the destructive waste of maintaining it. And I think about that EVERY summer. I'd rather just let the lawn do whatever it wants, but that's just not viable (or prudent) right now. I have a service come a few times a year to fertilize and treat weeds and really don'…
Like a lot of commenters I feel trapped— social acceptance of my lawn vs. the destructive waste of maintaining it. And I think about that EVERY summer. I'd rather just let the lawn do whatever it wants, but that's just not viable (or prudent) right now. I have a service come a few times a year to fertilize and treat weeds and really don't like to do that, but I've seen what happens to yards in our neighborhood when they're not treated and it probably creates more property headaches than fewer in the long run (at least, that's what I'm telling myself). All in all, it's definitely a strange 1st world problem/conundrum. I have a co-worker who put in "no mow" grass this Spring and I'm dying to hear how that comes out. It's some sort of fine, dwarf fescue that's drought resistant and grows long, but flops over somewhat nicely (kind of wispy-looking). A part of me really wants this to be the new big thing in suburban lawns! Maybe we can all band together and start a movement in the Republic of Cincinnati (one yard at a time)!
Like a lot of commenters I feel trapped— social acceptance of my lawn vs. the destructive waste of maintaining it. And I think about that EVERY summer. I'd rather just let the lawn do whatever it wants, but that's just not viable (or prudent) right now. I have a service come a few times a year to fertilize and treat weeds and really don't like to do that, but I've seen what happens to yards in our neighborhood when they're not treated and it probably creates more property headaches than fewer in the long run (at least, that's what I'm telling myself). All in all, it's definitely a strange 1st world problem/conundrum. I have a co-worker who put in "no mow" grass this Spring and I'm dying to hear how that comes out. It's some sort of fine, dwarf fescue that's drought resistant and grows long, but flops over somewhat nicely (kind of wispy-looking). A part of me really wants this to be the new big thing in suburban lawns! Maybe we can all band together and start a movement in the Republic of Cincinnati (one yard at a time)!