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[–] 113 points 2 years ago* (13 children)

I like to mix mowed and unmowed parts of my garden.

It keeps the biodiversity but does not look abandoned.

Something like that :

https://www.jardiner-autrement.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/photo9-denis-pepin.jpg

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    And yet, somehow, someone in your HOA will find a way to say "it looks abandoned" despite the clearly well-cared-for pathways.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    You're forgiven. When I was young, I genuinely thought "fiscally conservative" was a logical position until all the would-be fascists starting going mask-off.

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'm a fiscal conservative. I think the government should guarantee free healthcare for all in order to reduce federal healthcare expenses. And the government should give everyone who needs it free housing, because otherwise unemployment and disability pay for tenants is just going to be funding landlords on our tax dollar. And it's definitely not fiscally responsible to let the bourgeois own the means of production and exploit the workers, so we should seize them to save money.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    This is what I do. Edges under 'edges don't get mown, and I do sweeping corners (because who stands in the corner of the lawn?).

    The best bit is, the wild sections are no more than 1m deep, so I can still lean in to remove non-native plants.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Did you take this picture in my backyard?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If this is your backyard you have a very nice backyard !

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Thanks! It's really similar to that, except it leads into a pine forest, not a deciduous one. I didn't notice that until looking at it again. We moved an hour away from the city last year, and haven't regretted it one bit. I thought we'd miss the easy access to city amenities, but we're pretty self-sustaining out here, and it hasn't been an issue.

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