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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess we're "lucky" in that our neighbors on both sides have "natural" yards, so nobody complains about the fact that we have as many weeds as grass.  In fact, when I asked one of them (who also has young kids) if we should use weedkiller, she was horrified.

One thing I have noticed in other neighborhoods is that some people with natural yards put up a little sign that says "Natural Yard - No Pesticides Used."  It makes clear that you're not lazy, but rather that you are intentionally not putting chemicals in your yard.

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I love this, and wish more people were like you and your neighbors. It's insane that 70% of herbicides (90 million pounds/ year) in this country are not used to help us grow food, but to maintain those fake "manicured" lawns suburbanites seem to love so much. Of course, all those chemicals end up in our drinking water - what a mindless, destructive cycle.

I don't understand why people would complain about weeds, as long as you mow the lawn.

Redefining the beautiful lawn when it comes to Chesapeake Bay's health http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/24/AR2010042402214.html
Turf Wars http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/19/AR2007091900472.html[/quote]

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