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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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Lawns were grown to demonstrate social status by having land that was not needed for food production to fulfil one's immediate needs.
What else can you put there to keep weeds away and also have an open space to enjoy? Concrete and paving is not an acceptable answer
There's a long list in the pinned post at the top of this sub.
It's just a list of plants, I already have a garden that's too big haha