Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Lawns that Rock
I noticed a rock lawn on a run recently. (It is exactly what it sounds like – an entire lawn made up of decorative rocks and zero grass.) I was unsure what to think of it at first. But, now that we have our own (high-maintenance) lawn, I realize that it’s nothing short of genius.
Here are things that you probably wouldn’t hear in a household
with a rock lawn.
- Honey, will you please go mow the rocks?
- I guess we better hire a rock-guy to mow our rocks while we’re on vacation.
- Can you go water the rocks?
- Do you think we need to buy some fertilizer for the rocks?
- There’s something wrong with the rock-mower. I think we need to buy a new one.
- Are our rocks dying?
- Maybe we should re-seed the rocks.
I think it’s too late for us to convert our grass lawn into rocks. But, maybe it’s not too late for us to start camping out at the rock-lawn residence and calling it home. We’ll give them a lawn mower and call it a fair trade. We’ll even throw in some fertilizer and weeds for free.
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8 comments:
These are fascinating and kinda environmentally friendly. But I do love grass and the smell of fresh cut grass can make me swoon!
My only question is, what kind of decorative rock? Sounds a little scary. Pink, blue stripes, little rock people?
HA! I'll keep this in mind what buying a house!
A,B,& C - They're nice white rocks (very classy-looking). And they do have a few trees and plants, so it's not all rocks.
Crazy Daisy - Yes, it's something we never thought of when buying a house. But even still, I'm growing fond of our high-maintenance lawn :)
Yeah but you can't camp on rocks, do cartwheels in rocks, or lie in the rocks looking up at the clouds either. I think the grass is greener on the grassy side :)
but you have to admit there is something about the smell of the grass after the rain. i betcha the rocks dont smell as sweet.
course i betcha the neighborhood dogs dont use the rocks as a dumping ground either so maybe its all even in the end. hmmm..
I would totally do this, too! I am so allergic to grass. I've also threatened DH with concreting the lawn if we ever get a house and either painting it green or covering it with astroturf.
hmmm... a rock lawn? interesting.
My in-laws live in Vegas where residents are encouraged to have rock lawns to conserve water. They actually received a refund from the city for converting their grass into rocks.
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