• Rokk@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So you’d rather concrete jungle over lawns? I feel like if you banned grass lawns that’s what you’d get.

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      1 year ago

      That’s a stupid false dichotomy. Why would those be the only options. Clover is a good low growing grass substitute. You can also grow native pants in most of the space so cutting isn’t required. There are many options that aren’t grass lawns that require a ton of maintenance.

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        1 year ago

        You think if you told people they all had to get rid of their grass lawns heaps of them wouldn’t just replace them with a load of concrete if they didn’t want the maintenance? Enough people do it already without being forced to by a ban.

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          1 year ago

          Sure, some would if that were the rule. How about we ban both. The option isn’t binary.

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        1 year ago

        We’re in a thread about astro turfing lawns, so when you paraphrase “a kept lawn is likely worse for the environment”, what you are implying is that astroturfing a lawn is better for the environment than a real one. Which I think is a very bold statement to make.

        That aside I do like the idea of things like clover lawns, but is that going to appeal to the sort of person that astroturfs their lawn because “muh dog shit and piss” or because they can’t be bothered to get the lawnmower out?

        • BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          It is. The grasses we use for our gardens are generally native, well unless you got some exotic grass for some weird reason.

          Also, let the weeds grow! Your perfectly manicured garden looks weird and monocultures are bad!