Comment on A quarter of Brits want a ban on fake grass

• Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ 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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  • Rokk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ 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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    • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

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

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      • Rokk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Good luck with banning either. Sounds like it’d be a popular policy.

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  • 13esq@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ 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” are because they can’t be bothered to get the lawnmower out?

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    • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Astroturf does not require mowing.

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      • 13esq@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        You can use an electric mower and power it with solar and wind

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  • MBM@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Does grass not count as a native plant?

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    • BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      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!

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