> Because a grass lawn is a monoculture with the majority of ecological > niches vacant, it requires a great deal of human effort (and > petrochemicals) to maintain.
You haven't been to our house! We don't do anything but water and mow. Once it gets hot, we can mostly dispense with the latter. Our clippings are mulched right back into the grass. Well, at least _some_ of it is grass. It serves many purposes for us. Firebreak, security buffer, killing field (aka the dog's dismemberment shop of Randomly Found Dead Things), car washing area... -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com