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Except that there are plants that actually provide a benefit to wildlife, which lettuce and certainly grass don't. [b]And that grass, in order to look good, requires the use of chemicals that end up in the watersheds[/b], while gardens can reduce runoff and don't require those chemicals. Just saying, otherwise I agree with you that OP should just do what makes her enjoy and not dread her outdoor space.[/quote]

No it doesn't, unless you define "looking good" as "golf course perfection". But if you do, then you probably spray all of the other plants in your yard, too. [/quote]

PP here, I agree with you on the lawn and have a very polycultural lawn myself that I think looks fine. I don't think the that is the majority opinion though, and I don't think that using lawn chemicals usually means spraying everything else, unless they are growing roses or other disease prone plants. Most shrubs and perennials don't need spraying at all.[/quote]
I don't even spray roses, in the DC area. Over the years, it has become 'survival of the fittest'. The only roses left in my yard are the ones that thrive without spraying. I don't have any Knockouts either.[/quote]

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