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(DIR) Post #AZyIExUUIULcPPUkaG by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-20T21:52:25Z
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"It's Time To Kill The Lawn"Between their voracious thirst for water, the flattening of local biodiversity, and the gnarly pollutants coughed up by mowing ...... American lawns are a form of exquisite maniaTime to uproot themMy essay: https://clivethompson.medium.com/its-time-to-kill-the-lawn-46ecb2e1ba9aA "friend" link in case you're not a Medium subscriber: https://clivethompson.medium.com/its-time-to-kill-the-lawn-46ecb2e1ba9a?sk=dfd130469d2659410259f1365778dcea
(DIR) Post #AZyIl51Hq8bL1h9Ycy by hannu_ikonen@med-mastodon.com
2023-09-20T21:58:11Z
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@clive Me and one Poor MAGA family are the only two around here not drowning everything flora & fauna in chemicals.I really hate the Performativity Class. Congrats on the empty soulless unsustainable golf course of a yard, fuckers.
(DIR) Post #AZyJA1czaVMtkKgV2O by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-20T22:02:41Z
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@brbcoding They really are kind of nutty
(DIR) Post #AZyJI7WHZAHSKtPEH2 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-20T22:02:55Z
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@hannu_ikonen ugh, yeah
(DIR) Post #AZyK7vZXEROeL7dBHU by CosmicTrigger@kolektiva.social
2023-09-20T22:12:35Z
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@clive Food lawns are beautiful.Lawns have their place, but there are too many of them.
(DIR) Post #AZyLIbbRuuJXXvBKr2 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-20T22:26:47Z
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@CosmicTrigger yes!
(DIR) Post #AZyLPCsGFxmasVC2LI by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-20T22:27:03Z
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@aaronbieber Totally!Gardens are just gorgeous
(DIR) Post #AZyMMKFMUMwKpTBjg8 by komputernik@mastodon.world
2023-09-20T22:38:37Z
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@clive Our last patch of lawn goes away next spring as we put in a small patio in a shady spot and plant a vegetable garden in full sun. We've received complaints from neighbors that our front yard is too messy: Wildflowers, native pollinators, and low maintenance native plants. These are people who can't stand anything but lawns.
(DIR) Post #AZyNRi0bfZdDvaPwjQ by christopherbrown@mastodon.social
2023-09-20T22:50:49Z
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@clive I allowed my front lawn to die this summer. HOA cannot enforce anything because we are in drought conditions and water restrictions in Bexar County, Texas. I plan on xeriscaping and reducing the amount of grass in my yard significantly.
(DIR) Post #AZyOqIQQ1fqnm7mMEK by ZedNotZee@kolektiva.social
2023-09-20T23:06:27Z
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@clive grass isn't even natural on the west coast. Its like planting a cactus in Siberia. If we're going after lawns, we should also target the largest offender, golf courses. Empty pieces of land that do nothing but waste water. As George Carlin once said, they're perfect spots to put up homeless shelters.
(DIR) Post #AZyRSCkhlWTv5sTITQ by mazigazi@mindly.social
2023-09-20T23:35:42Z
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@clive I always thought lawns were part of the “American dream” about every home a castle, etc., and copying Versailles or some such place. Americans seem to insist that they are all royalty. Me? I’ve expanded the garden into 70% of the front yard. Screw that stuff
(DIR) Post #AZyRqtQmjrF0PRvVTs by SloanStudio@mastodon.social
2023-09-20T23:40:12Z
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@clive Get some native plants in there, diversify, and let the bugs thrive. Especially bees!
(DIR) Post #AZybDEI0lcVH3jY3ii by mrpinkly@mstdn.jp
2023-09-21T01:25:00Z
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@clive Large city suburban lawn turned wild. I have some grass paths that I mow on the other side. Key is hedges all the way around on a corner lot so no one really can see what is going on. Guy across from me mows his tiny lawn with a tractor 3 times a week!
(DIR) Post #AZydBcGGrvlgjh5oUC by LutherBlissett13@kolektiva.social
2023-09-21T01:47:11Z
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@clive @brbcoding Is there any actual evidence that this is all linked to mental illness? The only reason why someone with Obsessive Compultion Disorder would mow a lawn is because they would be terrified that a family member would die or something if they didn't. The only evidence I've seen linking lawns and mental illness is people incarcerated in colonies for the feebleminded, asylums and "hospitals" being given the "privilege" of looking after the grounds which they accepted because it meant they were at less risk of being assaulted, raped or tortured for a while.
(DIR) Post #AZyhXRbHaRedrIaJIu by hamishb@mstdn.ca
2023-09-21T02:35:53Z
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@clive And city lawns are bad enough, but have you seen the acreage that they mow every week in exurbia, semi-rural and rural areas? Madness!But they love those ride-on mowers!
(DIR) Post #AZzW0v2Q0uhkBJahNI by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-21T12:01:30Z
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@brbcoding Let me know when you publish it, I'd love to read it!
(DIR) Post #AZzW9aFmevTIKGySGG by ReneeWestberry@universeodon.com
2023-09-20T22:36:02Z
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@hannu_ikonen @clive We live in an allegedly progressive suburb, but all our neighbors are lawn poisoners and they whisper about our wild lawn and garden behind our backs and make polite but passive aggressive comments to our faces. But the birds love our yard the best. 😎🦆🕊️🦉🐦🐦⬛😇
(DIR) Post #AZzW9b1zlg2IjnWxPM by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-21T12:02:10Z
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@ReneeWestberry @hannu_ikonen Ugh, those "polite but passive aggressive comments" are the worstGood on you for providing a place for the birds!
(DIR) Post #AZzWHEjcY6yru4ZyZk by gneilyo@mastodon.online
2023-09-20T23:13:44Z
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@ReneeWestberry @hannu_ikonen @clive Us too! I consider the presence of frogs and mushrooms strong indicators that we’re treating our little patch of ground kindly
(DIR) Post #AZzWHFlmhYJ174bDaS by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-21T12:03:02Z
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@gneilyo @ReneeWestberry @hannu_ikonen Excellent!
(DIR) Post #AZzWNBJqA6c12yM67c by hannu_ikonen@med-mastodon.com
2023-09-20T22:40:20Z
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@ReneeWestberry @clive Birds, rabbits, raccoons, deer, yup. Ha my wife and I like to turn that around and feel good about ourselves. Reverse bellwether -- if a bunch of White "Blue Lives Matter" yard poisoners dont like us, we're doing alright 😎
(DIR) Post #AZzWNFb0GEiYJMPrQe by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-21T12:02:44Z
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@hannu_ikonen @ReneeWestberry Keep it wild!
(DIR) Post #AZzWVKL2VodLKvngbQ by md@sfba.social
2023-09-21T01:51:34Z
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@gneilyo @ReneeWestberry @hannu_ikonen @clive My yard is a work in progress but i love looking at it on a warm day and seeing bees, butterflies, squirrels, etc.
(DIR) Post #AZzWVL4Pn6vhbf1vKS by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-21T12:03:14Z
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@md @gneilyo @ReneeWestberry @hannu_ikonen The butterflies really feed the soul
(DIR) Post #AZzWkEmHT7RsQzeULY by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-21T12:05:28Z
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@maximum_mew That's a great post! You have 10 mature oak trees -- that's wonderful
(DIR) Post #AZzYjTcYzopA5Ys7XM by superflippy@mastodon.xyz
2023-09-21T12:31:55Z
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@clive
(DIR) Post #AZzZUa0d3x5TVmaZRg by bgporter@hachyderm.io
2023-09-21T12:40:28Z
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@clive Passing this on to my landscape architect son in case it hasn't come across his radar yet; he avoids residential projects. My neighbors don't understand how he lets me 'neglect' my lawn and they don't understand my explanation that it's intentional...
(DIR) Post #AZzcR1IRxz8mqWv15E by mlanger@mastodon.world
2023-09-21T13:13:27Z
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@clive I thought I had responded to this, but apparently not. So here it is.My lawn is smaller than the size of a two car garage. The only reason I put it in was because my dog liked to roll in grass. Yes, I have to water it in the summer. Yes I have to mow it (with my electric mower) every 7 to 10 days in the summer. But I don’t think it’s unreasonable to have a lawn that small on 10 acres of property that is completely native vegetation — other than where my house and driveway are).
(DIR) Post #AZzerUhrRZazUrYXNg by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-21T13:39:48Z
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@mlanger Gorgeous property!
(DIR) Post #AZzexgh5mr9APg9LUm by PhilFrancis@mastodonapp.uk
2023-09-21T13:32:18Z
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@ReneeWestberry @hannu_ikonen @clive I live in the UK in an area with reasonable rainfall but never water the lawn even in drought. For mowing in use guinea pigs because I'm lazy and don't care how uneven the grass looks 😆
(DIR) Post #AZzexhsTO1qQ5GTwsC by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-21T13:39:05Z
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@PhilFrancis @ReneeWestberry @hannu_ikonen Guinea pigs, a superb lawncare technology
(DIR) Post #AZzf8pXlE1GL2q69Nw by mlanger@mastodon.world
2023-09-21T13:43:46Z
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@clive Thanks. 10 and 20 acre lots up here. Most of us have small lawns and let the rest stay as it is.
(DIR) Post #AaNFOtjBV94zdnTs2a by Csosorchid@universeodon.com
2023-10-02T22:48:26Z
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@clive Lawns and a tree. We recreate the savanna, including the tree to escape predators in. It isn’t about order. It is a psychological drive to fell safe that is millions of years old.
(DIR) Post #AaNJ1IyUNlBOoEe30K by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-10-02T23:29:00Z
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@clive Indeed. Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t has been on this for a bunch of years, and he and Al Scorch have been hosting a show called “Kill Your Lawn” where they help people rip out turf lawns and replace them with beautiful native plants. Worth a look.
(DIR) Post #AaNJp7WdDzKTmMMuwa by dstephenlindsay@mastodon.social
2023-10-02T23:37:59Z
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@clive I know very close to zero about this subject, but heard t'other day that in fire-prone areas lawns are good for soil retention and compared to many other types of plant life not so flammable. Anything to those claims?
(DIR) Post #AaNSiKnGOVouURzG2y by StephanieMoore@mastodon.online
2023-10-03T01:17:36Z
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@clive I live in NM now where lawns are a real exception, and I love it. I don’t miss having one at all. The kids sometimes say they miss having one because we would kick the soccer ball around and throw the frisbee a lot, but we have other things now (and can go to a nearby park for those things).
(DIR) Post #AaOBnYK21EdppjB06q by mlanger@mastodon.world
2023-10-03T09:42:49Z
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@clive I guess boosting your own toots over and over works for some people. I prefer my content here to stay fresh.
(DIR) Post #AaOM0oToFtFxFfiCHY by andrewhinton@jawns.club
2023-10-03T11:36:54Z
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@clive so many bad outcomes have resulted from the “middle class of little aristocrats” cultural template
(DIR) Post #AaPss6WTII5oFZN79U by clive@saturation.social
2023-10-04T05:20:10Z
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@andrewhinton alas , yes
(DIR) Post #AaPt3vOgU6OpDgMkHQ by clive@saturation.social
2023-10-04T05:20:53Z
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@StephanieMoore Yeah, that's the one thing it's nice to have one nearby for -- the sports!
(DIR) Post #AaPt9kWdomGREtrhIm by clive@saturation.social
2023-10-04T05:21:10Z
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@dstephenlindsay Good question! I do not know, but would like to learn more about that
(DIR) Post #AaPtFzQJLC9JBKsbfE by clive@saturation.social
2023-10-04T05:21:27Z
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@nothingfuture I'll check it out -- hadn't heard of that. Thanks!