The Environment Thread :-)
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Apr 2024
8:12am, 28 Apr 2024
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HappyG(rrr)
I think we might be doomed. Plastic instead of grass in front gardens in a local housing estate. Is this a thing now? I know I'm not the best but really?! (Facepalm)
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Apr 2024
9:04am, 28 Apr 2024
23,934 posts
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3M
Oddly, it's not even particularly low maintenance if you want to keep it looking nice. I don't know why people do it either.
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Apr 2024
9:34am, 28 Apr 2024
16,966 posts
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jda
Assume it’s just a cheap and quick option for selling the houses. Agree it’s horrid though.
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Apr 2024
9:47am, 28 Apr 2024
41,788 posts
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
It’s awful and should be banned, it would put me off buying a property as I would have to get rid of it, and that’s a whole new problem.
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Apr 2024
11:58am, 28 Apr 2024
26,649 posts
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Bazoaxe
My neighbour has it. He has a tiny patch of what was grass. I would guess less than ten mins to cut it. To be fair I spend a fortune on lawn maintenance and had to get professionals in to sort it out. |
Apr 2024
12:04pm, 28 Apr 2024
44 posts
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Yakima Canutt
Artificial grass is so bad. My work colleague put it at the side of their house. She's a keen golfer and made it a putting green.
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Apr 2024
12:37pm, 28 Apr 2024
68,730 posts
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Velociraptor
Our lovely but fanatically gleaming neighbours have a small patch of artificial grass. They lift it and either clean it or replace it every year. We're full on feral meadow. |
Apr 2024
12:44pm, 28 Apr 2024
957 posts
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Solo
I detest it and agree with Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) it should be banned.
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Apr 2024
12:57pm, 28 Apr 2024
16,967 posts
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jda
We inherited two small patches of lawn, I’ve converted one to a wildflower meadow which I’m inordinately proud of, it’s really a lovely feature of the garden with dozens of different species. The other patch is still just mediocre lawn and takes a lot more time and effort.
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May 2024
9:18pm, 5 May 2024
5,339 posts
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run free
Agree JDA - have done the same. Love the wildflower meadow. It is so fun to watch the different bugs come and go. Anyway it is No Mow May. See if you can all be a little wild 
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