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Cutting lawns - why?
On 2013-07-17 11:40:43 +0100, Martin said:
On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:25:30 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2013-07-16 13:03:13 +0100, Jeff Layman said: On 16/07/2013 09:13, David.WE.Roberts wrote: Just to note that despite the hot, dry weather and the forecast that this may go on for a long time people are still cutting lawns to almost bare earth for some reason. Probably in the hope that all the grass will be completely removed, thus ending the need to do any mowing once and for all. Is there a more environmentally unfriendly garden plant than lawn grass? About 6 years ago I was considering building a little house in Crete. I didn't in the end but we were taken around by the architect to show us what various foreigners had built above Elounda. I remember one house had an enormous lawn, in full view of the public passing by and on which nobody would want to sit, as a result. He told us that this kind of thing was deeply unpopular with the Cretans who were used to conserving every drop of water to use on useful food giving plants! This house belonged to a German family, so it wasn't a manifestation of the British passion for lawns! And they'd built the house as an exact replica of their house in Germany, complete with a vast wall encircling it. Home from home, I suppose! West Berliners? I don't know. I'm afraid Germans are still unpopular in Crete, so I'm not sure any more detail was known or desired. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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