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.

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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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[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

native grasses are good for pollinators and the soil! But yeah, I mean my goal is to have some sort of pollinator garden as well, at least in a portion of the yard. I have zero gardening skills so i'm trying to temper my expectations. lol

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

i'm not saying native grasses aren't good, just that they don't exactly need our help. Even in a meadow you'll just passively get native grasses because that's how grass does.