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Old 21-12-2006, 10:55 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default "Perfect" lawns are hideous

Why not try doing that at a home on a plain city lot? Where you might be
lucky to have a backyard that's a whole 25ft by 30ft and your front yard is
maybe a little over that or even way under that?

I used to do one lady who lived a block from the ocean, no back or sideyard
and her postagestamp front yard took all of 2 mins to cut with my power
mower. Plus she had the ONLY green yard on the street for 2 blocks. She had
it nicy edged with 4 O'clocks too.


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"Gemstone Rivers" wrote in message
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Ron Hardin wrote in
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Starlord wrote:

I have in the far past lived near citys that your landscaping was a
major part of the citys codes, in otherwords, if you din't have a
good lawn with some flower beds you faced a fine from the city. I ran
a lawn service and servered many of those lawns. Ofcourse for flower
beds I'd build a line of rose bushs along some hidden watering lines.
I kow of one guy who's lawn I just once a week took a water hose and
washed it off, it was all astroturf and the city didn't like it but
could't do anything about it.

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There are those who believe that life here, began out there, far
across the universe, with tribes of humans, who may have been the
forefathers of the Egyptians, or the Toltechs, or the Mayans. Some
believe that they may yet be brothers of man, who even now fight to
survive, somewhere beyond the heavens.

The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Sidewalk Astronomy
www.sidewalkastronomy.info
The Church of Eternity
http://home.inreach.com/starlord/church/Eternity.html

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On 13 Aug 2006 14:50:01 -0700, "Mean Mr Mustard"
wrote:

Look fake, poisonous and manufactured by Chem-Lawn. Gimme clovers,
dandelions, mole trails, grub damage and moss any day.

So don't have one. Voila!


They'd like my scythe-cut acre, which gets cut over a series of
several days, a couple of 10' wide swaths a day as the mood to go
outside and do a little cutting strikes.

The average height of the lawn is then determined by how fast it grows
; you simply cut a little every day and nature takes care of it.

I think it looks better than mower-cut lawns, but it's a hugely
different style.




I put my draft horse out on mine and let him eat away. Later I finish up
with a pair of mini horses for detail work. Oh, sure, I can mower cut it
all in an hour or so but the horses fertilize, too.