I like to mix mowed and unmowed parts of my garden.
It keeps the biodiversity but does not look abandoned.
Something like that :
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And yet, somehow, someone in your HOA will find a way to say "it looks abandoned" despite the clearly well-cared-for pathways.
You're forgiven. When I was young, I genuinely thought "fiscally conservative" was a logical position until all the would-be fascists starting going mask-off.
I'm a fiscal conservative. I think the government should guarantee free healthcare for all in order to reduce federal healthcare expenses. And the government should give everyone who needs it free housing, because otherwise unemployment and disability pay for tenants is just going to be funding landlords on our tax dollar. And it's definitely not fiscally responsible to let the bourgeois own the means of production and exploit the workers, so we should seize them to save money.
Wow, I love conserving human rights.
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They do it at a local park now. There weren't even any signs explaining why, I just saw it and knew. Felt great.
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If we could engineer and exterminate all ticks and mosquitos we'd all be so happy.
My republican friend would suggest that you should have trans folk read to them and then they’ll turn gay. No way to reproduce then.
Why would you be friends with such an individual
I’m in my early 40s and politics wasn’t a thing we really talked about much until Trump came around. Now it’s a shit show. I’ve even voted Republican several times before although not for a decade at this point now.
Sounds like they have some nasty views irrespective of politics. Treating gay and trans people like people has nothing to do with politics.
We're a similar age. I've let go of people who voiced these views a long time ago. It's not that our politics don't align, it's the fact that they're an ignorant, offensive piece of shit... And I'm not.
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If only it would grow like that. My lawn's natural state is crabgrass and violence
A lot of the US is trying to grow grass that isn't suited for it's climate. It's why it takes so much maintenance. Florida has that problem a lot. Maryland lawns don't even need watering and the grass is great with little encroachment or weed problems. It's a bit more varied with dandelions and wild aliums but mostly grass.
It's a bit more varied with dandelions and wild aliums but mostly grass.
Oh, you mean the biodiversity that nature and birds and turtles and squirrels need? Wish more places didn't consider a boring green landscape the norm...
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If you cut your lawn to ultra short levels and put fuckloads of pesticides on it, then chances are you arent actually USING your lawn anyways. If you actually use your lawn you know its way nicer to have a little wild growth with flowers and shit going on.
I'm very pro natural lawn. But this makes no sense
Tons of families use their textbook lawns for sports, playtime, etc
Maybe thats regional but in my experience living in a couple german cities, "textbook lawn" equals "unused lawn" that purely exist as wealth symbol. Not saying it cant be well kept but there are variying degrees of that.
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or maybe just don’t have stupid grass and plant some natural shit….
grass is unnatural?
Many grasses are invasive species in North America, including most popular lawn grasses, so I guess it is in a way? Not sure that that's what the OP was going for.
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most of the time
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Get your vaccines, check for ticks after enjoying nature, and immediately visit a doctor if you still get sick.
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From my stint working in a rural health department... there's a lot of motherfuckers with backyards like this.
Only thing missing is a firepit with metal and plastic debris in it.
The car seat in the grass just brings it together.
Guy brought a whole car seat but didn't bring a door? He can't roll the window down when he gets hot...
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Just pre-treat your clothes with permethrin, and spray some lemon-eucalyptus oil on exposed skin, and you'll be fine. Or you can use picaridin. Really. (A single treatment of permethrin will last about 6 washes. Treat outerwear and socks only, not gloves, hats, underwear, or balaclavas. But DO NOT expose cats to wet permethrin; it is highly toxic to them. They should be fine with treated clothing though.)
I had a friend with a backyard like this. You could see the fleas jumping around.
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That is either a miniature keyboard or a massive bug
Neither, it's a tick
So glad I live in a place without many ticks and with no chiggers or other pests in the grass.
Lyme juice is getting more popular i hear
This just makes me itchy.
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