Reply #6: It just strikes me as wasteful -- we rip out native vegetation to plant [View All]

[eyesroll]

non-native ornamental grass (i.e. "the lawn"), throw pesticides on it and water it incessantly so it'll grow, but cut it before it goes to seed (yet re-seed bald parts with purchased seed every year). If we try to restore some native vegetation, some neighbor calls the city and tells us we're an eyesore and the city sends an inspector with a nasty gram that tells us we have to take out the native, no-pesticides-required, no-mowing required plants and put the grass back in.

Now, non-lawn yard work can be fun, can be tedious, depending on what it is and what my mood says. I like growing vegetables (which are also non-native but at least you can eat the product). I hate bagging, though -- I'll just mulch it or move it to the curb for pick-up.