ExfilBravo, My yard is 3 different colors of gravel. Shit would be hard to mow. Fuck grass.
Thcdenton, [Sits on porch and smokes weed]
littlebluespark, I disagree. I experience no peer pressure in that moment, and would liken that emotion to something like pity, frankly.
Delphia, As a dad theres a reason for this.
Hobbies take time and money, maintaining a house takes time and money. You never have enough time OR money. So you make the thing you have to do anyway your hobby.
Kayday, Godamn that’s depressing
Delphia, Nah, depressing is the amount of money I shoveled into drag cars for 15 years.
Now the shit I’m good at like BBQ and DIY saves me money doesnt cost it and I get to live in a very nice house and eat delicious brisket regularly.
wreckedcarzz, And then I can go over there and say “hey nice job, you can do mine next” and walk away.
I also don’t like neighbors. People in general, really.
reddthat, !@the.mcfarlands meme showijg love to their lawn after being complimented about it
DirkMcCallahan, And the beauty of adult peer pressure is that I can completely ignore it without a second thought, and then go back to browsing Lemmy.
apfelwoiSchoppen, Kill your lawn.
humorlessrepost, No thanks.
01010101011, Agreed I’d rather not have mud for my front yard
stevestevesteve, The choices aren’t just lawn vs mud
01010101011, What do you have planted instead of your lawn?
apfelwoiSchoppen, Native plants conducive to your ecoregion. Kill your lawn isn’t an end, it is a beginning to a more sustainable, ecologically beneficial mindset. Takes much much less time to maintain, looks gorgeous, and you’ll see birds, butterflies, moths, bees, frogs, toads, etc that you’ve never seen before. When you work with nature instead of against it, it just clicks.
01010101011, Native grasses here can’t be mowed short. Ticks/fleas are already an issue and I’d rather not make them worse. And imagine picking up dog poop in tall grass. No thanks. I’ll stick with my fescue
apfelwoiSchoppen, There is more than native grasses. Ticks are a result of mismanaged habitat, I don’t have any in my yard despite them being around. I have dogs, no fleas ever either. If you don’t want to do it, fair. But those aren’t legit reasons.
01010101011, I already have many of native trees in my yard. For the small clearing there is, fescue is the way to go. It probably depends on where you are but in my region this is what works best for 99% of people
apfelwoiSchoppen, (edited ) I recommend talking to native landscapers in your region and university extension offices in your state. They have a wealth of knowledge and can help you get going. There are shade loving and shade tolerant native plants. Just because 99% of people do it, doesn’t mean it works best.
robolemmy, (edited ) I ignored mine for over a decade and it quietly turned itself from grass into a naturally low-growing ground cover that looks like clover. It never needs watering and the only mowing needed is to chop down the stray weed here and there. It’s quite nice.
Edit: I should add that the plant that took over is native to the area.
apfelwoiSchoppen, Hell yeah, nice work.
EddoWagt, Do you have a picture?
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