• lynny@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I mean I hate lawns as much as the next person, but I don’t think the solution is to salt the earth and cover it in concrete.

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        1 year ago

        I do. I’m not sure how much of an issue it is in other countries, but most (if not all) lawn grasses grown in the States are actually non-native (yes, even “Kentucky Bluegrass”, which is actually native to Europe). I wouldn’t really mind lawns as much if it was normal to use native ground cover.

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        1 year ago

        Lots of people, including myself. There are even “nolawn” communities here and on reddit. The reddit one is very active. Lawns, at least in the US, are practically an ecological wasteland. They use non-native grasses, typically lots of fertilizers and herbicides and pesticides which are terrible for the local pollinator populations (save the bees!), and removing trees and shrubbery in order to have a manicured lawn reduces habitat for birds, bats, and various, essential other species.

        It is much better to use native plants in your yard.