According to NASA, turf grass lawn covers more of the U.S. than any other irrigated crop. Lawns are resource-heavy, requiring mowing, irrigation, fertilizer, and pesticides to thrive in New England. Learn why you should “kill your lawn” and how to replace it with beautiful and environmentally friendly gardens. Transitioning your yard to incorporate native plants in the lawn or gardens helps to mitigate floods, heat waves, sea level rise, and the mass extinction of species.
This free session will be presented by Mark Richardson, Director of Horticulture for New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. and is sponsored by MetroWest Climate Solutions (a growing partnership between First Parish in Wayland, First Parish Church in Weston, First Parish in Lincoln, the Congregational Church in Weston, Energize Wayland, Sustainable Weston Action Group, and other communities and individuals). To register, visit metrowestclimatesolutions.org.
Sandy Creighton says
I totally am in accord to convert our lawns to more sustainable flora. If you still want to have some lawn, there are lots of grass products like Pearl’s Premium, invented by a Wayland MA, homeowner.
I used it to replace my lawn. It’s slow growing, deep roots make it drought tolerant, needs no fertilizer, and very little mowing to keep it trimmed and beautifully green much longer into the fall months.