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I've noticed some people treat their lawn like a carpet. If there is 1 leaf, that's clutter that needs to be picked up. If a tire touches their grass, it's like you got oil on their rug. They've usually manicured their lawn into 1 species monoculture grass with zero weeds and zero bugs. Which because of this lack of diversity, it is now incredibly fragile.

For many people, their yard is like a room of the house. And they expect people to treat it with a living room level of respect. They've put a lot of effort into creating this fragile monoculture grass, and they're protective of it.

Maybe you can tell from the way the question is phrased, but I view the outdoors as different than indoors. If someone misses my driveway and leaves a mark in the grass, I don't care because I know the grass will grow back eventually. If leaves fall on my yard, I don't pick them up. These problems tend to solve themselves. At least that's my view. But I've noticed a lot of people see it the other way.

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[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Leaves get raked. Weeds get removed or I wouldn’t have grass (weeds would over take the grass). The grass is not one type of grass, it’s multiple types. It’s better that way. Survives winter in Minnesota,US. As for bugs… honestly I’m not sure what you mean by that. I’m not sure how you’d get rid of bugs in general. My bushes .. those I do pay attention to certain types of bugs that will destroy the bush. Those bugs I get rid of, or I wouldn’t have a plant. But bugs in general yeah not sure how you get rid of them.

Driving on the grass that would piss me off. But walk and run on it all you want.

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

There are significantly fewer bugs on monoculture lawns. Never been clear if that's from all the poison, or if it's from the lack of plant diversity.