tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post207275598559470403..comments2024-02-26T06:06:10.884-05:00Comments on Adventures of a Thrifty Mama on a City 'Stead: Lawns Are the "Emperor's New Clothes"Chris K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-71958568227395578492011-07-23T13:18:42.356-04:002011-07-23T13:18:42.356-04:00Good one Nikki!!!Good one Nikki!!!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-28767335951798621312011-07-17T16:27:06.398-04:002011-07-17T16:27:06.398-04:00OH NOES! Hungry children might be lured to front ...OH NOES! Hungry children might be lured to front yards filled with organic homegrown veggies! But even worse, what if the homeless people lured into the neighborhood by the front yard gardens convince the kids to join them in their life of homelessness? WHAT THEN? Will Julie Bass take responsibility when my child is living under a bridge somewhere battling an addiction to illicit produce that her wanton gardening rebelliousness has encouraged? WHO WILL PROTECT THE CHILDREN!? <br /><br /><br /><br />lolNikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250815507879755948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-4505048009539227112011-07-17T13:16:01.293-04:002011-07-17T13:16:01.293-04:00We have a lady in our suburban neighborhood, an En...We have a lady in our suburban neighborhood, an English rose herself, named Elizabeth. She has turned her front yard into a beautiful, proper English garden complete with fruiting trees and all manner of local flora, something is blooming from early spring to late fall. It is tremendous. If I were a little girl, I would probably ask to have a tea party there! Anyway, if you talk to just about anyone in the neighborhood, they hate it. So do you know what she did? She got herself certified as an "official wildlife habitat" by the National Wildlife Federation! There is a plaque and everything! Also I think her whole backyard is edibles. I applaud her because all of those local flowering plants will drink a heck of a lot less water than the green green lawns that need to be sprinkled all summer. And they help the bees!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852362833362246151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-38331323016479706722011-07-17T12:28:46.831-04:002011-07-17T12:28:46.831-04:00I think some of this is completely off people'...I think some of this is completely off people's thought radar's too- "food security". If the dollar keeps getting devalued at the rate it's been going, well- you can't eat grass. I have a lot of trouble growing veggies in my backyard due to too much shade. A huge maple tree sits right in the middle, so we have to work around it. Planting turf also wastes alot of resouces- planting, fertilizing, mowing, etc. Everything mowed either goes into the trash or hopefully, compost. And yes, it's boring. Why not just plant food? Lawns are not a big thing in Europe, do to smaller lot sizes. But it's also SMARTER. I would have no trouble having a neighbor with a front yard full of growing plants. We're going to add more veggies to our front yard next spring. It's inspired me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-16253869824532425872011-07-17T11:35:06.238-04:002011-07-17T11:35:06.238-04:00I actually think that the lawns are the emperors n...I actually think that the lawns are the emperors new clothes, no one is prepared to point out that growing grass is pointless, spending money on growing better grass is a waste of money and mowing is a waste of time and resources. This is multiplied tenfold for anyone who is growing grass in areas where grass isn't sustainable without daily watering. To continue to poor such resources into making peoples' yards look "nice" is ridiculous. Either change it to something that will grow or exist without watering or, like You, me and Julie, use the space to do something useful, like grow food!queen of stringhttp://jellyfiss.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-46747266087875021652011-07-17T08:43:03.243-04:002011-07-17T08:43:03.243-04:00I happen to think her garden is very nice,she'...I happen to think her garden is very nice,she's got it in neat little raised beds,mulched all around,you can tell she's taken great care in the way she's built them and is maintaining them.<br /><br />Her yard should act as a beacon to encourage others living in her neighborhood to grow some of their own food as well.Lee Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911593752939002971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-78421391852829030102011-07-17T08:30:03.538-04:002011-07-17T08:30:03.538-04:00lol! definitely silly comparison! You forgot to ...lol! definitely silly comparison! You forgot to tell this person that the very policy she was being taken to court EXCLUDES veggies.Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18097359543490900341noreply@blogger.com