Nature and Gardening

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All things green, outdoors, and nature-y. Whether it's animals in their natural habitat, hiking trails and mountains, or planting a little garden for yourself (and everything in between), you can talk about it here.

See also our Environment community, which is focused on weather, climate, climate change, and stuff like that.

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one day i'll have a house with a lawn and there's gonna be so much damn native grass... (beehaw.org)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by theangriestbird@beehaw.org to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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[alt text: Text that says, "People [say] 'I never see butterflies or lightning bugs in my yard. Their yard: (colon)". Below the text is a photo of a birds-eye view of a large house with an equally large yard. The lawn is covered in standard turfgrass (probably Kentucky bluegrass) that has been recently mowed.]

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[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 6 points 3 months ago

The fun thing about HOA boards is that, like many smaller semi governmental bodies, they can be overtaken with generally modest changes in voter turnout and engagement. Usurp the board; fines for ecologically detrimental parcels.