I've noticed some people treat their lawn like a carpet. If there is 1 leaf, that's clutter that needs to be picked up. If a tire touches their grass, it's like you got oil on their rug. They've usually manicured their lawn into 1 species monoculture grass with zero weeds and zero bugs. Which because of this lack of diversity, it is now incredibly fragile.

For many people, their yard is like a room of the house. And they expect people to treat it with a living room level of respect. They've put a lot of effort into creating this fragile monoculture grass, and they're protective of it.

Maybe you can tell from the way the question is phrased, but I view the outdoors as different than indoors. If someone misses my driveway and leaves a mark in the grass, I don't care because I know the grass will grow back eventually. If leaves fall on my yard, I don't pick them up. These problems tend to solve themselves. At least that's my view. But I've noticed a lot of people see it the other way.

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[–] 2 points 3 months ago

I treat my yard like a room in my house where I use it as much as possible. This mean being out there and using it rough if needed. When it gets too hot (like now) or two cold (in 6 months from now) I get a little ansy because I am missing one of my favorite rooms in my house. The back yard

That being said I don't treat my grass like its som precicious thing. Its meant to be used and abused.

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