>> White/Dutch clover wild violets (certain species of butterflies use these as a host plant) <<
As far as I'm concerned, anything that survives walking and mowing constitutes "lawn." We have a lot of the above two. When I sow grass seed, I like to add clover to it, so it doesn't need fertilizer. Used to be, grass seed came with clover for that exact reason, but then people started putting herbicide on everything, which kills the clover. >_<
>>Blue-eyed grass (kin to iris, they have blue blooms) <<
I bought a couple of these this spring. We'll see if they bloom.
>> moss (for use in wet, rainy climates or in deep shade in moist areas) <<
We have that in some shady areas.
>>Also, those people who insist on growing a GRASS lawn should put some time and effort into finding a grass variety that is adapted to their area.<<
Yeah, we want to try some of those, but this spring required patching LARGE areas of lawn so we had to go with cheap stuff. Also I'd like to put in actual prairie grass eventually. So far I've planted pots, but want to try seed.
Re: Ideas for lawns:
wild violets (certain species of butterflies use these as a host plant) <<
As far as I'm concerned, anything that survives walking and mowing constitutes "lawn." We have a lot of the above two. When I sow grass seed, I like to add clover to it, so it doesn't need fertilizer. Used to be, grass seed came with clover for that exact reason, but then people started putting herbicide on everything, which kills the clover. >_<
>>Blue-eyed grass (kin to iris, they have blue blooms) <<
I bought a couple of these this spring. We'll see if they bloom.
>> moss (for use in wet, rainy climates or in deep shade in moist areas) <<
We have that in some shady areas.
>>Also, those people who insist on growing a GRASS lawn should put some time and effort into finding a grass variety that is adapted to their area.<<
Yeah, we want to try some of those, but this spring required patching LARGE areas of lawn so we had to go with cheap stuff. Also I'd like to put in actual prairie grass eventually. So far I've planted pots, but want to try seed.