…because there’s more to grow than nandina and crape myrtle.

We’ve known for decades about the harm lawns cause, but we are still mowing and blowing: Irrigated turf grass covers nearly two percent of the land in the United States, more than 40 million acres. Every square inch of it replaces diverse habitat for wildlife with a monoculture of nonnative plants, and we keep it going with fossil fuels and chemicals toxic to most living things.

“Our Lawns Are Killing Us. It’s Time to Kick the Habit,” Mark Richardson, 2017