Comments on: Why Lawns are not Sustainable in Conservation Gardening

By: almost forgot about lawn mowers

almost forgot about lawn mowers — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:47:07 +0000

[...] had never really put much thought into lawns until university, where I realized how unsustainable they can be. As an enlightened student, I passed harsh judgements on those who unconsciously mowed, watered, [...]

By: Creating a Wildlife Garden from Scratch

Creating a Wildlife Garden from Scratch — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:01:47 +0000

[...] would you start if you wanted to create a wildlife garden and you had nothing but lawn to work [...]

By: Top 10 Tips for Fighting climate Change in Your Ecosystem Garden

Top 10 Tips for Fighting climate Change in Your Ecosystem Garden — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:28:52 +0000

[...] Reduce your lawn. A single lawn mower releases more air pollution than 43 new cars driving 12,000 miles each. Gas-powered lawn equipment produces as much as one tenth of the smog-forming pollutants as all mobile sources, and that Americans use 800 billion gallons of gasoline every year in lawn maintenance activities. [...]

By: Conservation Gardening Best of the Web #3: Lawn Reform

Conservation Gardening Best of the Web #3: Lawn Reform — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:23:09 +0000

[...] This week’s best of the web is about Lawn reform because it was much in the blogosphere this week. I’ve already written about my views on the American Lawn, so it will come as no surprise to you that I’m totally in favor of all efforts to reduce lawns because they provide so little habitat for wildlife. [...]

By: Sustainable Landscaping, native plants vs invasive plants

Sustainable Landscaping, native plants vs invasive plants — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:12:57 +0000

[...] get rid of their lawns by planting veggies or planting therapeutic gardens. I, of course would add the necessity of creating welcoming habitats for wildlife. Shawna pointed out that we cannot afford to wait for local, state, or federal governments to solve [...]