• @cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    These comrades have never done an iota of gardening in their lives, or they would recognize a man pulling weeds to keep the lawn healthy.

          • KiG V2
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            142 years ago

            I’m all for picking up litter, and weeding to save plants you purposefully want like vegetables or flowers. But if I had the displeasure of having a grass lawn I would let it go to shit. When I think of “lawn care” like KGB says I think of those insufferable, meticulous, wasteful lawns and the insane amount of gas/electricity, fertilizers/pesticides/chemicals and time/energy goes into suburbanites trying to out-American Psycho each other and distract themselves with status, petty drama and wasteful self-inflicted chores so they don’t notice the growing abyss in their heart and mind.

            • @holdengreen@lemmygrad.ml
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              22 years ago

              My fam has big lawn and I mostly take care of it these days. But parts of it are dead rn and some parts tend to get overgrown. I tried planting a bunch of crop secretly on the dead parts but it hasn’t worked. Wanna try growing wheat all over where the tall grass is outback. Having a small lawn is prob ok as somewhere nice to hang out. Big one is waste of human energy and really the people who have big ones aren’t the ones maintaining it.

      • @cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml
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        152 years ago

        Suburbia is an abomination and needs to disappear. But in general there is nothing wrong with some nice landscaping, parks and well maintained general greenery in cities for the public’s enjoyment. I’m a big fan of public parks and green spaces.

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          Agreed. It’s the individualistic suburban yards that are the problem. Shared spaces being well maintained is a boon to the community.

          Edit: And just to be clear, no one is saying you can’t have wildflower fields, which are excellent for our pollinator kin, also.