On Mon, 15 May 2006 20:44:20 -0500, Richard J Kinch
wrote:

Steve B writes:

You could have more grass.

A lawn is the price of some privacy from the rest of the world. More lawn
is more privacy, but the area grows as the square of the separation
distance.

That's insane. A HEDGE is the price of privacy.
The lawn should be big enough to serve as a fire-break
and any yard-based games/work you've got to do,
and beyond that should be gardens, orchards, meadow,
ponds, tree-farm, or something. Large expanses of
lawn are a symptom of an ego problem, a paucity
of imagination, or someone who needs a clear field
of fire.