Do gardens make more sense than lawns?

Twostep said:
And both of you enjoy it. I have a lot more bed space this year so it will be interesting.
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Yes, we both enjoy it. Our grass is mowed wirh a green works push power. We gave our tractor mower with the house. This lawn is too steep for a lawn tractor.
 

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Do gardens make more sense than lawns?
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If you live in an area that gets enough rain to support a native grass lawn, then that's fine. Here in the High Desert the soil is poor, average rainfall is less than 5 inches a year, and the humidity is less than 20%, so a grass lawn would be high maintenance, not practical.
 
Nathan said:
If you live in an area that gets enough rain to support a native grass lawn, then that's fine. Here in the High Desert the soil is poor, average rainfall is less than 5 inches a year, and the humidity is less than 20%, so a grass lawn would be high maintenance, not practical.
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I know most people not into snakes but by you there is Ca Kingsnake , shovelnose and so many others which must be nice to see .
 
Nathan said:
We get King snakes around here, had one as a pet for 27 years. Gopher snakes are common here as well. Of course Rattlesnakes are native to the area, thankfully I haven't seen any on our property(knocks wood).
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'' had one as a pet for 27 years''

Outstanding I remember the typical Ca king and now so many colors .

I used to post in kingsnake.com , had albino Ruthven and sockhead Pueblan but none that long think both over 15 years so 27 is great .

We have scarlet kings here and coral snakes which do come out in serious rain .

Have you thought of keeping another King ?

In the late 70's the hard to find perhaps now endangered rubber boa was sold collected from Ca but now so rare .
 
NotCompSavy said:
'' had one as a pet for 27 years''

Outstanding I remember the typical Ca king and now so many colors .

I used to post in kingsnake.com , had albino Ruthven and sockhead Pueblan but none that long think both over 15 years so 27 is great .

We have scarlet kings here and coral snakes which do come out in serious rain .

Have you thought of keeping another King ?

In the late 70's the hard to find perhaps now endangered rubber boa was sold collected from Ca but now so rare .
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No, I've pretty much retired from keeping reptiles. My SIL wants me to keep his Sulcata tortoise as he lives in a city apartment, and I have lots of space here on my rural property. I know how to keep a tortoise and could provide it with a good home. But I just want to take care of our 2 dogs and not have additional pet responsibilities.
 
Nathan said:
No, I've pretty much retired from keeping reptiles. My SIL wants me to keep his Sulcata tortoise as he lives in a city apartment, and I have lots of space here on my rural property. I know how to keep a tortoise and could provide it with a good home. But I just want to take care of our 2 dogs and not have additional pet responsibilities.
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Tortoises as you well know live a long time .
 
Nathan said:
Not me, nobody can DO Jack Nicholson like Jack Nicholson can. ;)
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Lol yes a bit sinister with charisma thrown in .

I have to say enjoyed him saying it practicing it now though again you are correct no no one can do it like he can but laughing at my own gibberish I will try to put myself in a situation which can attempt to deliver this line .

I do a good Walken and rough Pacino
 
Ahhh, this takes me back. Really fond memories. I used to joke that I've never pushed an empty wheelbarrow. It was either full of dirt or mulch, or my twins getting a ride back to the pile in the driveway.

In our prime, my wife and I were always in the yard. She loved the gardening, and I loved mowing the yard. Nothing better than a sharply executed, diagonal cut yard to look at driving up the street.

Back then, I couldn't care less what she was planting, but I loved digging holes, moving wheelbarrows of dirt and mulch.

I remember there was this one low growing plant, with needles, (no idea what it was called) that I must have dug up and moved 5 times before she finally liked where it was.

She had a garden all the way around the house, and the length of the fence in the back yard, and was always working on it. As she got older, it got harder for her to keep up. I used to tease her and say she was like Hitler. She conquered more than she could defend. LOL.

Now, our yard always looks nice because we pay someone to do it. Kinda sad, sometimes.
 
Dave03 said:
Ahhh, this takes me back. Really fond memories. I used to joke that I've never pushed an empty wheelbarrow. It was either full of dirt or mulch, or my twins getting a ride back to the pile in the driveway.

In our prime, my wife and I were always in the yard. She loved the gardening, and I loved mowing the yard. Nothing better than a sharply executed, diagonal cut yard to look at driving up the street.

Back then, I couldn't care less what she was planting, but I loved digging holes, moving wheelbarrows of dirt and mulch.

I remember there was this one low growing plant, with needles, (no idea what it was called) that I must have dug up and moved 5 times before she finally liked where it was.

She had a garden all the way around the house, and the length of the fence in the back yard, and was always working on it. As she got older, it got harder for her to keep up. I used to tease her and say she was like Hitler. She conquered more than she could defend. LOL.

Now, our yard always looks nice because we pay someone to do it. Kinda sad, sometimes.
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I suspect you can still do it but no longer interested .
 
The UK is being destroyed by 'developers' who insist that every square inch of what was once countryside has to have a badly built house placed on it. The question for many folks here is irrelevant, because they have so little space that they can just about manage a window box.
Of course, the house builders will say that people don't want gardens, and they need to build millions of tiny houses to house the already heavily over-populated country.

The village where I live was originally planned for every house to have 1/5 acre of garden to grow vegetables, keep a few chickens etc...
My house, and our neighbours houses, still retain these gardens, some in grass and some for growing fruit and vegetables. We don't talk of lawns - these are usually for sport, but I like a nice mix of grass, flowers and fruit / veges.
 
What a nice thread to read this morning....over the years I've had both a veggie garden and lawn, both are a lot of work that I've gradually had to cut back until now I only mow the grass and even that is getting iffy...lol
...I'd have to say a lawn makes more sense just because to me a veggie garden is more work.
 
My son has become interested in gardening and we will be doing that together this season, planting some veggies, squashes, melons, herbs and peppers. Oh, and sunflowers! Always, sunflowers. 🌻 🤗
 
Nathan said:
If you live in an area that gets enough rain to support a native grass lawn, then that's fine. Here in the High Desert the soil is poor, average rainfall is less than 5 inches a year, and the humidity is less than 20%, so a grass lawn would be high maintenance, not practical.
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Almost the same at my home in Florida. I put a shovel into the ground and come out with a shovel-full of sand. It’s hard enough down there to grow grass, so I put in turf. We live in a mobile home park and own a double wide with 1450 square feet. It cost a small fortune to have the turf laid, but no more worries about mowing or watering, which each lot owner is responsible for.

We bought the home a few years ago after being talked into buying a home in Florida and have been talking about selling it ever since. I wouldn’t say it was a mistake, but we only use it a few months out of the year. We do enjoy the beaches and water, but that’s about it. We hit all of the tourist attractions.
 

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