Now, That’s What I Call Green.
This week we’re going to talk about lawns. They look great, right? They're soft to walk on, I guess they're nice enough to look at. They're great for backyard cricket if you are one of those people. But they're actually pretty shit for the environment. For a long time I’ve been a big advocate for just digging up all lawns, but if you don’t quite understand why I feel this way, this is the episode for you.
In this episode I share:
- The centuries long history of lawns and how they became super popular
- Why lawns should be dug up
- The detrimental effect of local synthetic pesticides and fertilisers on local ecosystems
- Some halfway options to help if you want to keep your lawn
- Complete alternatives to lawns
- How to make insect islands
- A low effort way of removing your lawn
- Some lawn myths that are busted
- How some weeds can actually help your lawn
Key Quotes
“Landscape irrigation accounts for 1/3 of all residential water use in the Us”
“You know what's better than lawns? Pretty much anything”
“Insect islands provide littlie oases in a desert for them to visit.”
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