I don't pay much attention to my grass usually, but something caught my eye the other day.
We don't have any.
I'm not sure where it went or who took it, but man, do we not have a lawn out there. I know lawns die back in the winter, even if you live in Florida. And I know that we had some frosty mornings last month. But I wasn't expecting this.
Everything else out there is so green. The oaks are leafing out, showing off their amazing spring color. All my frost bitten plants that previously died back are sending out bright young shoots. It's all about new beginnings and optimism out there, bouncing back from the winter blahs. Yes we can, it calls out, reveling in the sweet sunshine.
Everything, that is, except for my lawn.
Now I have to say, I don't usually root for the lawn. I don't like how people blow so much fertilizer and water on their manicured turf. It's not natural. I am as happy to see weeds filling in yard space as I am to see fescue. I don't water the lawn. I don't usually even top-dress it with compost.
But still. We are getting close to tumbleweeds out there.
I like the whole "no lawn" movement. I just don't know how to do it. How do you take that leap? In my head, it would mean turning the entire front yard into a flower bed. I think that sounds incredible and fun, but also expensive. How do you do it without breaking the bank? And without your lawn looking like it belongs to the crazy old lady with not much to do.
Not sure. I will have to get back to you on that.
But in the meantime, I guess it's time to pull out the (organic) fertilizers and the sprinkler. Well, at least I'll do that if it doesn't perk up in the next week or two...
We don't have any.
I'm not sure where it went or who took it, but man, do we not have a lawn out there. I know lawns die back in the winter, even if you live in Florida. And I know that we had some frosty mornings last month. But I wasn't expecting this.
Everything else out there is so green. The oaks are leafing out, showing off their amazing spring color. All my frost bitten plants that previously died back are sending out bright young shoots. It's all about new beginnings and optimism out there, bouncing back from the winter blahs. Yes we can, it calls out, reveling in the sweet sunshine.
Everything, that is, except for my lawn.
Now I have to say, I don't usually root for the lawn. I don't like how people blow so much fertilizer and water on their manicured turf. It's not natural. I am as happy to see weeds filling in yard space as I am to see fescue. I don't water the lawn. I don't usually even top-dress it with compost.
But still. We are getting close to tumbleweeds out there.
I like the whole "no lawn" movement. I just don't know how to do it. How do you take that leap? In my head, it would mean turning the entire front yard into a flower bed. I think that sounds incredible and fun, but also expensive. How do you do it without breaking the bank? And without your lawn looking like it belongs to the crazy old lady with not much to do.
Not sure. I will have to get back to you on that.
But in the meantime, I guess it's time to pull out the (organic) fertilizers and the sprinkler. Well, at least I'll do that if it doesn't perk up in the next week or two...
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