Comment by mkirklions

>Additionally lawns are an unnecessary waste of time for most people and have a large carbon footprint.

I made a serious attempt to do ANYTHING but a lawn. Here are the issues-

No grass= erosion. This + weeds makes a dirt yard impossible.

If you want to 'farm' there is tremendous maintenance involved

Turf is expensive, but might have been a solution.

More concrete= hotter. This is bad for the environment.

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So is the solution to let native plants grow all over your yard? We did this for 1 year, but my wife ended this.