The single most irrigated crop in the United States is (drum roll please) lawn. Yep, 40 million acres of lawn exist across the Land of Denial — and Americans collectively spend about $40 billion on seed, sod, and chemicals each year. And then there's all that water. Lawns in America require nearly 9 billion gallons of (usually drinking-quality) water
Do you think we can lead by example? Creating a garden instead of lawn? Doing small things one person at a time?
Where I live there’s no HOA and residents do creative and wonderful things with their outdoor space. They can even get their local government to help them plan a tree of their choice on the sidewalks. (It’s a very affluent town so we’re not trashing our properties here.) Every house is interesting to look at. Gas leaf blowers are frowned upon.
Do you think we can lead by example? Creating a garden instead of lawn? Doing small things one person at a time?
Where I live there’s no HOA and residents do creative and wonderful things with their outdoor space. They can even get their local government to help them plan a tree of their choice on the sidewalks. (It’s a very affluent town so we’re not trashing our properties here.) Every house is interesting to look at. Gas leaf blowers are frowned upon.