Lawn clippings etiquette

[Anonymous]

What is with people who blow their lawn clippings onto the sidewalk and street. I thought you were supposed to blow them back into your own yard.

[Anonymous]

That's in really poor taste.

[Anonymous]

The best are the lawn services that blow the clippings into the street and then off to the side so they are not in front of the client’s house. Still on the sidewalk and street though.

[Anonymous]

Our neighbor mows their lawn only when it gets long and we have heaps of these clippings near the curb that slowly make their way down the street and block rain water at various points.

[Anonymous]

I ask my lawn guys to just leave the clippings in place. They mow every 2 weeks. It’s healthier for the grass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I ask my lawn guys to just leave the clippings in place. They mow every 2 weeks. It’s healthier for the grass.

I think OP is referring to clippings that get onto the driveway and sidewalk.

[Anonymous]

Yes, you're supposed to blow them back into your grass.

[Anonymous]

When did people stop using the bag attachment? When they blow off or run off into storm sewers it increases algae blooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When did people stop using the bag attachment? When they blow off or run off into storm sewers it increases algae blooms.

Landscapers rarely use it because I assume it takes time to empty bags and then they have to deal with the clippings, either cart them away or homeowner provides a bin for yard waste. Most people in my neighborhood don’t use the bag attachment either for large lawns. Most use a blower to blow the clippings back into their lawn except this neighbor who leaves them on the sidewalk and the street.