Paula Copeland
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THIS!!! I hate wide swathes of purely ornamental turf. Use native grasses and plants. Use OT as *accent*, at most. And end the stigma against wild flora. Weeds are defined by place, not DNA.
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"No crop is more wasteful or more useless than turf that’s never harvested and never feeds, clothes or fuels anyone or anything, while producing no revenue."

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09:32 AM - Aug 16, 2023
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Ellen Leigh
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In response to Paula Copeland.
We decided not to mow part of our property where we had a lot of full grown trees, and let the wildflowers grow. I've added more for diversity, throwing seeds out and plugging in plants here and there. We mow paths through the meadows, and around them, but that's it.
10:04 AM - Aug 16, 2023
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Paula Copeland
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In response to Ellen Leigh.
It's gorgeous! I absolutely LOVE echinacea purpurea! I have two plants in front that my sons have named Mochi and Steve 😂
10:06 AM - Aug 16, 2023
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Salma Typhii
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In response to Paula Copeland.
Or even just let it BE grass, weeds and all, and grow, flower, and seed. That is the easiest and cheapest way to make ecologically dead turf into an ecosystem
09:53 AM - Aug 16, 2023
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Paula Copeland
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In response to Salma Typhii.
I agree. But HOA and corporate types would have a coronary if I suggested that first 😂
09:57 AM - Aug 16, 2023
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