[oblak]

OK, but can't you learn to love bees, too? I am not even half joking.

The fascination with lawns, and everything that comes with it, is something I could never get. Flowers might not be manly enough but why not grow trees and/or produce? Not talking commercial efforts. Just a hobby. One that doesn't involve horrible motorized mowers, water waster, and what have you.

[worik]

Bees love a good lawn (as in not a monoculture but a mosaic of flowering "weeds")

Also having a space around your house means it can be more easily defended from file

Gardens with flowers and vegetables have the same benefits, but are more work and make the ground unusable for the dogs and their children

[nemo44x]

Also erosion control. Lawns are great for controlling that.

[nemo44x]

Growing produce is super hard. It also requires more water than a lawn for similar area. But you can also do both. We have a pretty big vegetable patch too.

But I love a lawn. They’re beautiful and it’s a fun hobby. They also make a great ecosystem for lots of bugs and worms which love organically fertilized earth. Lawns are also a carbon sink depending on how you maintain it. Not to mention they’re great for erosion issues. Not to mention the kids love playing on it.

As for water I live in an area where you can’t really “waste” water. Mowers can be electric as well.

[davidmurdoch]

Not when your kid is deathly allergic.

[oblak]

Allergic to what?

[davidmurdoch]

Bees