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Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ by pbhjpbhj on Monday January 06, 2020 @10:03AM (#21969606)
Great for you, our house is small (for the UK), there's a shoulder width of space around the beds; a park with grass is too far for the little ones to walk and there's been a couple of stabbings locally which makes us a little reluctant to let them out.

It's almost like sweeping statements such as "no one should have a lawn" need modifiers. ;o)

I'd guess grass is still better environmentally than gravel; so long as you don't over tend it (and our mower was rescued from the dump).

Have fun.

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Re:Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ by jlangemeier on Monday January 06, 2020 @02:01PM (#21971973)
I know this may sound callous; but if they're too young to go to the park unsupervised, are they actually in your yard unsupervised; especially if you're concerned about local crime? I'm not pushing one way or another honestly, it just seems like an odd qualifier unless your yard is extremely private and maintained in a way that there are 0 hazards as well.
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