Perfectly green, monoculture (one species of grass) lawns are estimated to be the 4th largest crop in the US (similar in Australia). As far as a 'crop' goes, they give back a very poor yield: They require huge time, water, chemical, and energy inputs...and you can't even eat them. The bugs can't even eat them. THIS IS A PROBLEM in our current polluted and life-endangered situation ....But it's an easy problem to solve! WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? -Flowers -Veggie gardens -He

WORKING WITH NATURE BEGINS BY SLOWING DOWN How do we place design elements where they are happiest, and need the least work from us? Through working with nature by observing. Take a moment. Sit in your garden, somewhere you don't usually. Just sit. Pay attention. Listen, look, smell. What do you find? Is the ground here a bit wet? Is it really really sunny? A bit windy? what grows here? By following these simple observations you can more easily place what will naturally work