Jenny in Atl Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Lawns are evil... all chemicals and wasted water. We should have meadows and gardens (eatable or flowers). I hope to see an end to the boring American "typical" front yard in my lifetime. :smash: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Lawns minimize deer ticks as well, while wild flowers and/or meadows are breeding grounds for ticks. If you've had any experience with Lyme disease you might appreciate the boring mowed lawns a bit more.:D Lawns are evil... all chemicals and wasted water. We should have meadows and gardens (eatable or flowers). I hope to see an end to the boring American "typical" front yard in my lifetime. :smash: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Lawns minimize deer ticks as well, while wild flowers and/or meadows are breeding grounds for ticks. If you've had any experience with Lyme disease you might appreciate the boring mowed lawns a bit more.:D Yup. My lawn creates a zone where the ticks don't roam. Where the mice are cautious in crossing and the bigger critters from raccoons to bears can easily be spotted before I step out the door (Trust me. You would not believe how easy it is to NOT see the 300 lb black bear that's just 10 feet away from you in the woods). My chicks also love to munch on the grass and clover. There maybe a problem with chemicals and excessive watering (we don't do it at all. The well wouldn't allow it) but lawns, especially out in the boonies, are a blessing. ETA: There's also the none too small consideration that a lawn creates a fire break in case there's a forest fire. I really think we too often forget that some things that now seem pointless and meaningless once had very important functions. And still do for many of us. Edited July 9, 2011 by WishboneDawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy. This is the newly published 2nd edition. ~Moira Thanks. My library has this and I requested it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 That's ridiculous. Nothing wrong with veggie plants if they're well maintained. Her garden looks much better than the overgrown grass and shrubs that the city apparently allows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I'm thinking they need to pry something else out of another, um, orifice Compost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 If I started ranting about why it's foolish to have a lawn in Florida, I'd go on for a very long time. It's even more foolish in Texas. (Yes, let's waste precious water in Extreme drought conditions on making our prickly grass stay green in 100F temps.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Not the online version. "Common" wasn't even a choice. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitable Not in my Merriam Webster's Intermediate Dictionary either. That says: 1: adapted to a use or purpose (food suitable for human consumption) 2: being fit or right for a use or group (clothes suitable to the occasion) (a movie suitable for children) 3: qualified 1, capable (looking for a suitable replacement) Nope... nothing whatsoever about "common." Wonder what dictionary he's using! Plus, the online Merriam-Webster dictionary says obsolete definitions of "suitable" are "similar" and "matching," which is exactly what the city planner wants--front yards that are all similar or matching each other. Edited July 9, 2011 by gardening momma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleWMN Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Compost? *snort* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Grass watering is huge pet pieve of mine. Lawns where people sit and children play bother me less than a business that overwaters the strip of grass between itself and a major street. What is up with that? No one sits there, no one uses it--put plants or rocks or ...anything but Kentucky Bluegrass. Don't even get me started on golf courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 There was a story last summer where the police were ticketing a home owner because they had put up a decorative fence to support their tomatoes. It was not the tomatoes but the pretty fence. Ironically they could put up a cheap plastic temporary fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianachoate Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I grew up about 8 miles from Oak Park in Warren another suburb of Detroit. My mother still lives there, a garden in the front yard would be a blessing to anyone in her neighborhood. Most of the neighbors are out of work and retooling trying to start over with another careers. Most of the homes in her neighborhood could only sell today for between $5000 and $8000 dollars. A new roof cost my mom more than the sale price of the neighbor's home. The homes have history, real hardwood floods, basements, wet plaster walls, etc. Warren will fine my mother if her shrubs are too tall, or her lawn is not mowed but unlike Oak Park her neighbor is free to grow his tomato plants in the front yard near the porch. I agree the communities in and around Detroit should not be wasting money on something so trivial. There are much bigger issues that should be addressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenTenders/Kim Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Dear me..... many people, myself included, have turned the front yard or a portion of it, into a garden (mine is in the side yard and a bigger one out back). What, no drug dealers this month to go after?:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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