Moss!
It is springtime and a young man’s fancy turns, of course, to lawn care! Well, not so much, me not so much anyway. In springtime, I start to think about how to eliminate lawn care. I frankly hate our lawn and hate the 60 or so Briggs & Stratton engines that swarm over the yard every week.
We hate the noise and obviously would like to eliminate our little contribution to Climate Change.
We are also less than fond of the Olmstedian ideal of the suburban lawn. Yup, our lawns were envisioned as an open greenspace in the original Chicago suburbs as designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, perhaps better known for a couple of parks he worked on in NYC. Also, NJ. And elsewhere. But those are other posts, perhaps.
Yesterday, I saw this post about a new bath mat or carpet made of living, growing moss. In turn, I thought of this (requires free membership) article from The New York Times about a moss lawn. This is our ideal, eliminate the grass and replace it with a self sustaining and multi-shade ground covering of moss. Accent the moss with stones, boulders and maybe some bits of sculpture or ruins.
It seems that moss is very nice to walk upon, it does not need to be mowed and croquet may be played. What more does one need?
We have started a bit here and there, but it is a slow process. Maybe it is time to brush up on my Vectorworks Landmark skills, very useful in entertainment design, extremely useful when you own a home. Design it up, bid it out.
I also think of other things in the spring, but…
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Man, that idea is a true Godsend. And moss grows rampant on my property, too — even on the macadam driveway. This is great! Although badminton is more likely than croquet. Thanks!