>>Liberal utopian apartments. This is what they think people should live in. It is what all communists force people to live in.
The article is about using native ground cover that can survive with only natural rainfall. A well-manicured lawn that must meet strict community standards is actually a collectivist ideal.
Wasting water on non-productive crops is stupid.
“Wasting water on non-productive crops is stupid.”
Liberals believe in “purpose” for the greater good. Welcome to liberalism.
“Wasting water on non-productive crops is stupid.”
P.S. “Wasting water” is a stupid liberal concept that somehow water is “wasted”. Water goes nowhere. It is all still on the planet.
thank you for that politically correct insight comrade
So, right there is a pretty darned good argument for having a lawn if you have kids, or have friends with kids. But there have also been some pretty interesting studies that suggest that major elements of human landscape aesthetics are pretty universal, and are there for a good reason. Take a look at how royalty keep their grounds. It's the same the world over—why? Whatever it is, if kings have always done it that way, you have a pretty good idea of what everyone would do if he had his druthers.
Kings have things neat. They have forests and and gardens. But they also have lawns and nice places to sit down. And their houses are on a high point, overlooking water and distant hills. If someone's going to invade, the king's men have a shot at seeing them coming.
Ordinary people like a view. Notice they pay extra for a house on a rise, rather than in a hollow. Like the king, it makes them feel good to be able to see what's coming—friend or foe. Lawns work great for this consideration—not much to hide behind. As someone pointed out, snakes, snappers, coyotes, bears, as well as human predators, are way easier to spot. So are deer and other valuable prey animals. And so are cute children rolling on the carpet-like grass.
I grew up in a bohemian enclave, in a hilly, rocky area. There was precious little grass. If you rolled, you tended to get poked. When one of our rich bohemian friends had an outdoor party, the families with kids—but poor lawn habits—would eagerly show up so their kids could play on something nice.
Maybe grass is hard to grow in Dallas. But I think there's a reason we have the expression "lawn party."
I have a small patch of "lawn" ( about 60 x 40' ), that I am running an experiment on. After purchasing an extra 1/2 acre parcel of land right behind my house, I spent much labor tearing out the brush that was there, left the trees, mulched most of it, and in that 60x40 space, I was going to plant my Perfect Lawn. I researched the different kinds of grasses, I graded out the land, added some ammendments. Spent hours and hours of hard labor doing that. So while deciding what kind of grass to use, Nature had other ideas. Crab grass and other ground cover sprouted and started spreading. At first, I did my best to dig that out, but then, I decided to let Nature show me what grew there best.
Sure enough, I have a beautiful "ground cover" lawn in that spot, that is nicer than the crappy Bahia lawn on the rest of my property. Its a mix of crab grasses and various clovers. I mow it fairly short, and it looks damn good considering the price. I dont water it, I do occasionally remove whatever looks like a "weed". Fairly slow growing as well, again compared to the awful Bahia.