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Originally Posted by Dr. Bobsky
Grass lawns are not really natural at all.
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No, they are not.
But neither are parks. Or river fronts, or houses, or flower gardens, or even gardens for that matter.
Goatheads are natural, but who wants those in the yard? Dandelions are natural, and they're ugly. And I can only imagine how wonderful all of the strip malls and sidewalks would look if they were allowed to return to their natural state.
My neighbor's yard is 100% natural. And it looks like a weed- and gopher-infested crap-hole!
The point behind lawns is that they look nice and they can be used to run/play/love on. "Natural" surfaces, not so much. I live in the high desert, and there is no way in hell that I am going to let "nature" take control of my yard, lest it become a useless mess. Because nature, in its "natural" state, is utterly useless for civilized society.