Very interesting that the lawn advocates are claiming that losing lawns is ecologically harmful.
I've always been of the opinion that any patch of weeds was going to be a superior wildlife magnet to the turf desert that American towns and cities have become.
http://www.stonethegardener.co...
Although... If you are required to have a lawn, a wildflower meadow seems far superior to the over-watered chemical-drenched half-inch tall patches of stubble that America seems to have decided is desirable.
Personally...
I haven't planted any grass at my house.... But.....
I do have patches of Bermuda and bahiagrass growing down the middle of my drive.... Too much trouble to dig it out....
And.... In the rest of the property.... Only the native grasses that are naturally in the seed bank... Bluestem, love grass, switch grass, and broom sedge lol.... (broom sedge is another name for blue stem).
Switch grass
Silk grass... Lol... Not grass, one of the Scratch daisies...
The neat thing about just growing a nice patch of natives.... Is the opurtunity to learn about different plants.
Those turf crews think... if it's green, mow it or weed eat it.
When your only tools are lawn equipment, everything is grass.
