Posted on 01/12/2024 10:29:47 AM PST by DallasBiff
Tasmania, Australia, is the proud winner of the "World's Ugliest Lawn" competition. Region Gotland
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. CNN —
A brown and arid scrubland of a lawn is not something many gardeners would brag about.
But that is exactly the kind of yard competition organizers in Sweden were looking for when they launched the prize for the “World’s Ugliest Lawn.”
People from around the world were invited to post pictures of their dehydrated grass to social media in a bid to scoop the dubious accolade.
The intention, according to those behind the project, was to raise awareness of “saving water on a global scale by changing the norm for green lawns.”
The competition was launched in collaboration with Hollywood actress and environmentalist Shailene Woodley, who called the contest “an excellent way to influence people to use less water.”
Lawns, which can require large amounts of water to maintain, are coming under increasing scrutiny as climate change makes periods of drought more frequent and more intense.
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Yes. The “lawn” in the article’s photo looks like a Bigfoot golf course.
Ha! At first glance, thought the lawn was a metropolis of fire ant mounds.
That looks lovely.
I would like to install artificial grass, which looks almost real and helps to prevent weeds. Plus, it doesn’t need water. I ordered a sample of artificial grass several months ago and put it outside in a flower pot. It still looks good.
d:^)
Ive never understood the fascination with grass especially among those that live in a desert.
A crop we cant use that we grow for the purpose of wasting our time and money.
It doesnt make a whole lot of sense anywhere really.
Too funny!
His partner and Clean the City is the one that keeps us laughing.
That’s required by law in Arkansas
I would put my weeds in a more esthetic arrangement.
Free range weeds.
wy69
“Hey, man!”
“Yeah?”
“I saw your lawn the other day!”
“Yeah?”
“Man, it’s ugleeeeeeee!”
“Yeah, it’s ugly, but it sure saves me water!”
Apologies to Jimmy Soul.
True. Numerous properties near my Florida home would put this guy to shame.
Hey, that's my driveway in the summertime!
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