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Low-Maintenance Yards: 8 Alternatives To Your Time-Consuming Grassy Lawn
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A vibrant green, well-maintained lawn is a real pleasure to the eye regardless of where you live, be it the city or the country. Unfortunately, getting that groomed grassy lawn takes time and isn’t always an efficient use of your resources.
For people who want to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle, a low-maintenance yard is often a must. A grassy lawn is appealing and does have some benefit (perhaps using it to graze some small livestock) but requires frequent mowing, watering and fertilizing. If you don’t keep up on those things, you either get an out-of-control jungle lawn or an equally unsightly one with dead spots from lack of nutrients.
Here are seven alternatives that are hardy enough to put up with the country homesteader’s life, and – depending on what you choose — won’t hurt your curb appeal in the city.
1. Clover
Clover is amazing for so many different reasons. It is a hardy ground cover that produces white or red flowers that attract bees and butterflies, as well as other pollinators. Clover stands up to foot traffic reasonably well and can often go without mowing. An additional benefit of clover is that you can buy seeds in bulk for relatively cheap.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/how-to-2/low-maintenance-yards-8-alternatives-to-your-time-consuming-grassy-lawn/
