The Lawn

Take a look around your property. Do you use or need all of the lawn you have? Could sections of the property be allowed to revert to a more natural state or be replaced by flower beds, shrubs, or vegetable gardens? Could grass be replaced with lower maintenance groundcovers? Could you use more lawn-converting ideas?

The traditional grass lawn is linked to a wide range of human health and environmental impacts, including air and water pollution, loss of biodiversity, and loss of habitat. Lawns require large amounts of time, money, fertilizer, fossil fuels, water and often pesticides to maintain. Click on the links to the left to learn more...