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[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 53 points 1 day ago (16 children)

Grass isn't inherently a bad idea for a lawn, it's just specific to your individual climate. The main issue is that most of the grasses people plant are native to much cooler climates in Europe.

I have a grass lawn, but it's a native Buffalo grass. It's much more drought tolerant than clover, flowers a couple times a year, doesn't require any maintenance, and provides a natural habitat for native wildlife.

Clover isn't actually much better than most grasses if you are trying to support the natural biodiversity. It's not native to north America, and thus only supports a small range of wildlife that's adapted to it.

A Lot of America's natural ground cover is actually low lying shrubs and flowering plants.

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are some native clovers but otherwise yes

There are native clovers, but they aren't really what you would utilize for ground cover.

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