tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post3124709612683856765..comments2024-02-23T01:09:56.509-08:00Comments on Garden Porn: Grass is not bad.Deviant Deziner, aka Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469269749640113223noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-48870242129014003522009-09-04T09:14:48.835-07:002009-09-04T09:14:48.835-07:00A minor quibble - in your last picture neither the...A minor quibble - in your last picture neither the mustard nor the grasses on the hill are natives. They are both european immigrants that have naturalized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-62710669718741142882009-09-02T15:55:45.446-07:002009-09-02T15:55:45.446-07:00I have given up reading gardenrant - it is so extr...I have given up reading gardenrant - it is so extreme. I have found that when I tried to be a voice of reason I wasn't heard. It just brings me down to see gardening so politicized. Gardening is for everyone regardless of your political beliefs. Gardening doesn't have to be politically correct- it should be "irreverant"! <br /><br />It also should be fun and positive- so I decided to eliminate reading the negative stuff.Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-40637925639223050492009-09-01T23:08:58.245-07:002009-09-01T23:08:58.245-07:00Nuance would help, wouldn't it? Is all grass b...Nuance would help, wouldn't it? Is all grass bad? Including ornamental ones? Even in moderation? <br /><br />I have grama grass in the front yard--pretty xeric, needs little fertilizer--because it seems relatively well suited to my SoCal environment. Is that a deadly eco sin? Are lawn nazis driving past my place gritting their teeth at my flat green front yard, imagining that it must take 3 inches of water a week, when in fact it gets maybe half an inch? I admit, it COULD be more xeric, but if we're going for ultimate waterlessness, then let's all praise parking lots--halleluja! <br /><br />Once, on a vacation, I remember wandering through a park (Kew Gardens? It was a long time ago, but it might have been) and suddenly realizing THERE WERE NO SPRINKLERS! For a SoCal girl, this was a big deal- -yes, the lawn there was expected to live on water that falls from the sky. So, is that kind of lawn bad, too?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364217513816813288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-12140477072625384142009-09-01T01:33:26.951-07:002009-09-01T01:33:26.951-07:00What is the musa near the playground ? it is fanta...What is the musa near the playground ? it is fantastic.Delphinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135805939182879210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-26619792417068443052009-08-31T18:45:49.028-07:002009-08-31T18:45:49.028-07:00Great shots! I don't think anyone would be com...Great shots! I don't think anyone would be complaining about lawns if they actually looked like these.How It Growshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687132248846516168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-15357044379357185912009-08-31T18:38:23.884-07:002009-08-31T18:38:23.884-07:00I also saw the posting on garden rant and to be ho...I also saw the posting on garden rant and to be honest, with postings/articles such as these for me it's a case of - you lost me at 'the sky is falling'.<br /><br />Such ridiculous, militant rants are not really even worth reading, except for perhaps comedic purposes or a - what not to do if you want people to listen to your cause.<br /><br />Not everybody is going to be responsible in their lawn choices, I can see where he/she is coming from, but it got lost in translation.Kerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-59789171437240108312009-08-31T17:04:22.060-07:002009-08-31T17:04:22.060-07:00Thank you, thank you, thank you--maybe your voice ...Thank you, thank you, thank you--maybe your voice will be heard louder than mine. As long as there are bare feet and children playing there will be a need for lawn--some lawn, responsibly grown is a good thing.Susan aka Miss Rhttp://www.susancohan.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-90584786375635290292009-08-31T11:44:16.809-07:002009-08-31T11:44:16.809-07:00I saw the post about replacing lawns with vegetabl...I saw the post about replacing lawns with vegetables. Was shocked. And I've had no lawn for over a decade.<br /><br />Posted a tiny message at Garden Rant and am glad to see you've gone further.<br /><br />Great post.<br /><br />Garden & Be Well, XO TaraTara Dillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233493520013405385noreply@blogger.com