I don't need to change mine. It stays green. If you're in a dry area where long term drought is a consistent event, it's worth looking at other plants or a different approach, but as people have said - it depends on how big the space is and what else it's needed for. In a big space, you'd just have to put up with yellow/brown ground for a large part of the year.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I suppose the question was asked by the OP because on another thread it was suggested that maybe trying to persevere with a troublesome lawn in the Texas climate wasn't a good thing.
Or maybe I'm wrong.
Not completely wrong. It was the suggestion that lawns were not ecologically acceptable that prompted me.
But I was horrified by how much anti-American sentiment the mere question provoked. And this from what I regard as mainly gentle older ladies.
Now this thread is going in an unexpected direction. I am not in control.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
The London Plan's 'Urban Greening Factor' policy attempts to categorise different types of cover, the higher the score, the higher the score. "The Urban Greening Factor is a tool to evaluate the quality and quantity of urban greening. ...
Now that is new to me and interesting. If a little over-bureaucratic and over-spending of the tax payers' hard earned money.
We could quibble about the ratings, but it's a start.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I suppose the question was asked by the OP because on another thread it was suggested that maybe trying to persevere with a troublesome lawn in the Texas climate wasn't a good thing.
Or maybe I'm wrong.
But I was horrified by how much anti-American sentiment the mere question provoked. And this from what I regard as mainly gentle older ladies.
Agreed...your other thread did take on a nasty vibe in a very short space of time, quite surprising seeing as though Gardeners Are Such Nice People
@Slow-worm I tried an experiment with creeping thyme, using it as a "living mulch" in my strawberry bed. Two years later, the thyme has choked out the strawberries, filled the bed, spilled over the sides, and is creeping into the paths! Lesson learned. I plan to move it out of the bed and into the path behind the fence, to replace the grass that's now there.
New England, USA
Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
Lawns, as in well kept lawns, are a sight to behold and i acknowledge the hard work that clearly goes in to their upkeep...but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Enjoy your lawns if that's your thing but they're not for me.
The current future design for my garden (when i finish with my house internals!) doesn't have a lawn. I've opted for desire line pathways either mowed into a species rich meadow or between beds. Where lawn currently is i will be planting up a garden that comprises a minimum of 50% native species (or cultivars of) with all large shrubs and trees being natives.
The ecological desert of a well kept concourse lawn only sits just above Astroturf or absurdly large patios/decks in my opinion.
The London Plan's 'Urban Greening Factor' policy attempts to categorise different types of cover, the higher the score, the higher the score. "The Urban Greening Factor is a tool to evaluate the quality and quantity of urban greening. ...
Now that is new to me and interesting. If a little over-bureaucratic and over-spending of the tax payers' hard earned money.
We could quibble about the ratings, but it's a start.
The reason for an agreed universal 'toolkit', is it will save time (and taxpayer money) compared to individually assessing each development. Otherwise you would have to have an ecologist do an assessment, and not all ecologists have the same opinions on the relative importance of habitat types, so you would end up with disputes and yada yada yada.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
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If you're in a dry area where long term drought is a consistent event, it's worth looking at other plants or a different approach, but as people have said - it depends on how big the space is and what else it's needed for.
In a big space, you'd just have to put up with yellow/brown ground for a large part of the year.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
But I was horrified by how much anti-American sentiment the mere question provoked. And this from what I regard as mainly gentle older ladies.
Now this thread is going in an unexpected direction. I am not in control.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
We could quibble about the ratings, but it's a start.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
The current future design for my garden (when i finish with my house internals!) doesn't have a lawn. I've opted for desire line pathways either mowed into a species rich meadow or between beds. Where lawn currently is i will be planting up a garden that comprises a minimum of 50% native species (or cultivars of) with all large shrubs and trees being natives.
The ecological desert of a well kept concourse lawn only sits just above Astroturf or absurdly large patios/decks in my opinion.