No Lawns

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A community devoted to alternatives to monoculture lawns, with an emphasis on native plants and conservation. Rain gardens, xeriscaping, strolling gardens, native plants, and much more! (from official Reddit r/NoLawns)

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I enjoy seeing grassy tram tracks, but is there something even better we could grow between rails? (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

If you mean: grow more meadow plants, fewer lawn grasses, yes.

If you mean food, no.

And, no, farming bees isn't a good idea. We need wild pollinators most of all, and domestic bees compete with those and spread diseases.