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Are you going to have time to weed it or pay someone else to weed it? Garden beds are a lot more time consuming than a lawn. I don't use postcodes on my lawn and only fertilize once a year because I have a mulching mower. Are you going to be able to compost all the garden trimmings our will some end up in a landfill? There are a few weeds but it looks good enough for me. Maybe when I retire I'll turn the while thing into a garden, but it would be too much of a time suck. You could go for a bigger front garden but still maintain a little grass, which would give you more continuity with your neighbors. A water source for wildlife and more native plants would be a good idea in either .[/quote]
Lawns are more intensive, but people have been train to do the work. A properly mulched bed is easy to maintain and is a lot easier vs a lawn.[/quote]

I speak from experience of doing my own lawn care and gardening.  I love working in the garden, and am not a big fan of lawncare, but the gardens take time to weed even with mulch.  My garden beds are mostly full sun, which means that they get more weeds than shady areas.  And we have problems with zoysia grass with tough underground stems invading our garden beds from our neighbors' lawns, which is the worst to try to pull up.  [/quote]

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