Smooth, clipped, green lawns used to be a highly desirable choice for a front lawn in California and Nevada. But with the continued drought, many gardeners are turning toward grass alternatives that require less water and less maintenance. California native grasses are becoming increasingly popular for Western gardens. Lawns in the West Many people know well-clipped, weed-free turf-grass as the “forever” standard for the American lawn. But history disproves this. This short, neat lawn was largely the result of the popularity of the game of golf, and it didn’t move into the backyards of residences until the development of the garden hose and sprinkler. The standard was promoted by the American Garden Club that described the desired result as “a plot with a single type of grass with no intruding weeds, kept mown at a height of an inch and a half, uniformly green, and neatly edged.” Sadly, this resulted […]
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