North American vs. Japanese zoning

Re:North American vs. Japanese zoning by noelwelsh on Friday July 13, 2018 @09:59AM (#17523018)

Our grass is quite a bit taller than 8". It's been uncut since spring as we're trying to get a bit of an ecology going instead of the usual ecological desert that is the modern lawn. Good thing we don't live in Minneapolis. (We have planted native meadow flowers as well, though they haven't fared so well.)

Also, it hasn't rained for weeks in our part of the UK. Our lawn is very brown, as are most of our neighbours'.

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Re:North American vs. Japanese zoning by CalRobert on Friday July 13, 2018 @11:13AM (#17523604)

Thanks for doing that. The UK (and Ireland for that matter) have turned in to little more than sponges soaked in pesticides and covered in monoculture agriculture or the odd green field to please the tourists. There's a lack of understanding that almost nothing "natural" remains.

Relevant: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/29/natura...

"... farmers have sent me images of verdant monocultures of perennial ryegrass, with the message: “Look at this and try telling me we don’t look after nature.” It’s green, but it’s about as ecologically rich as an airport runway..."

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Re:North American vs. Japanese zoning by Apylon777 on Friday July 13, 2018 @10:39AM (#17523298)

Minneapolis does have an exemption to the 8" height for "managed natural landscapes".

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Re:North American vs. Japanese zoning by logfromblammo on Friday July 13, 2018 @11:45AM (#17523910)

I think if I lived in Minneapolis, I'd rip out all the grass and put in white clover. The neighbors can then poise their hands over their snitch-phones, waiting in vain for a plant to grow past 8".

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