Since lawns are bad for the environment, what do you think lawns should be replaced with?

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  • FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world
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    In terms of benefit to the environment:

    • Wildflowers, because it attracks so many bugs, which feed birds.

    In terms of benefit to you:

    • vegetable garden or herb garden

    In terms of benefit to you and the environment:

    • wildflowers, because they look pretty :)

    The options are limitless. Basically just don’t do a lawn in your front garden and try to have a few other plants on your back lawn if you need to keep it as a children’s play area or similar.


    Where i live in the UK, victorian homes are like 55% of housing stock and that means most people have front gardens designed for an enclosed space lined by hedge. This allows you to have a completely hidden spot to sit and get fresh air while you drink coffee. Similar to a porch.

    Examples

    https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/designing-a-front-garden/


    At risk of sounding like a salesman, why not search some landscaping or garden companies to see nice examples? Here’s a really modern one I found when trying to get examples of a hedgey garden: https://www.philhirstgardens.co.uk/our-work/contemporary-front-garden