Comment on Plant Natives

Shameless@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Scrof@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Stupid useless lawns in front of houses need to go, yes. Grass is great for parks though. For urban settings trees and bushes are kings still.

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• geissi@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  grass […] needs constant watering, fertilizing and cutting

  I think you’re not actually talking about grass but lawns.
  Grass in the wild doesn’t need any of that.

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• Pipoca@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Grass really, really depends on location and climate. I literally never water or fertilize my lawn; it looks fine.

  The worse thing here is ecological. I keep my mower set to 4", and keep my lawn a bit longer than my neighbors. I see a ton of fire flies in my yard in the summer, and see a fraction as many in my neighbors yard.

  Short lawns are terrible habitat, which makes them good for sports or a children’s play area. But 80% of my neighbor’s lawn is just aesthetic, which is something I really don’t get. Lawns are about as visually exciting as a beige wall. They’re a waste of space.

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  • Magnetar@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Right, grass here in central Europe grows with no effort at all. I would never in a million years water my lawn. People growing lawns in some North American desert however…

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    • Pipoca@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, there’s a pretty big difference between a lawn in Vermont or Ohio, and one in Nevada or southern California.

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• angrystego@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You can use native grasses and there’s no need to cut them more than like once or twice a year. There’s nothing bad about grass! It grows in the wild as well. Lawns are hell though.

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• Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Imagine living in an area where grass grows everywhere and the only difference between your lawn amd the surrounding area is the grass height.

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• olafurp@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There are usually some ground cover plants that will do very well in most climates without watering. The clover is one example for temperate climates.

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