Replace Your Lawn with a Groundcover
Save natural resources and reduce CO2 emissions
Lawns are thirsty. The average homeowner uses 60 gallons per day on their lawn. And for what? What does a huge expanse of grass do? It takes up space, might be pretty and might provide a soft play area for children and pets. Aside from that, a lawn really has no practical function.
Not only does a lawn demand a lot of water, it also demands a lot of your attention. They need to be mowed and weeded. If you are not into digging weeds out (like my dad used to do), you will be spreading chemical fertilizers to eradicate useful plants like dandelions. You also need to fertilize to keep that bright green color of the sod you put down.
Lawns are not environmentally friendly. There are many options, such as a yard full of native shrubs, trees and flowers, a wildflower meadow, an edible landscape, or groundcovers.
If you are trying to imitate a lawn, groundcovers are the way to go. They need no fertilizer, they use less water, and you don’t have to mow them. You can mow a couple of varieties once or twice a year if you want to, but it’s not required for good, healthy growth.
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