Garden Lawns - Old fashioned?

[Fungkew]

I can’t help but think the lawn is primarily a waste of space.
Always strikes me as something people maintain to keep up appearances rather than something they actually want.
I hate seeing a ‘perfectly manicured’ lawn in the knowledge that it has most likely had no end of fertiliser, weed killer etc applied to achieve its perfect appearance. In my opinion they are very dated and the space could be put to far better use.
Hopefully younger generations will put this space to better use. Most people probably don’t even consider that grass seed is a plant that is supposed to grow tall, not have its head chopped off every couple of weeks. The clover that grows among it is natural. What’s with this horrendous human obsession with perfection. It’s just soulless and anti nature.
I hope that the younger generations replace it with something more useful and environmentally friendly, unlike their mindless predecessors.
Dont even get me started on artificial turf…

Lawn would never put me off a house. Lots of concrete / slabbing absolutely would. But it’s not an either/or.

I would love, love a red creeping thyme lawn instead of grass. They look stunning.

Hello RaspberryIce,

Scarifying involves using a wire rake sometimes referred to as a spring-tined or springbok rake in early autumn to remove dead plant material such as leaves, grass, small bits of broken twigs and moss from the soil surface. Leaving dead material sometimes referred to as thatch in place can impede the movement of air and water into the soil and also can encourage diseases in the grass to develop. Allowing the free movement of water and air into the soil will encourage a healthy lawn.
Scarifying can also be used to control weeds such as clover and buttercups as it lifts up the runners which can then be mown off. However in the light of being more welcome for wildlife leave the clover and buttercups where they are 🐝

Scarifying a lawn with a wire rake is quite physical and is therefore suitable for small lawns only. For larger lawns you can get an electric or a petrol scarifier.

https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/maintain-the-garden/scarifying-a-lawn/

Happy gardening
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