on 10/6/2007 7:51 AM Edwin Pawlowski said the following:
"nobody" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I not sure if this is the correct group to put this in, but let me
give this a try an see what you folks think.

It now takes about $30 in gas to fill up my mower. That does not even
take into account maintenance and labor. I was musing that if some
safe chemical could be sprayed on the grounds that would retard grass
growth either partially or completely, it would be worth significant
dollars in savings.

Is anyone currently doing this or is anything like this in the
pipeline?


My lawn is not big enough to make that a concern, but if it was, it would
not longer be lawn as we know it. There are plants that can be used to give
a nice even looking filed of green but does not grow much more than 6" or
so. It will not only save gas, but you labor if you converted a portion to
some natural plantings, clover, etc. We put too much emphasis on having
that large perfectly manicured lawn as a status symbol.

I would like to have a perfect lawn, but not as a status symbol. I don't
care if anyone sees it, as long as I do.
It's an aesthetic thing, like keeping your house clean and neat. You
might as well say that having a perfect flower garden is a status symbol.
Besides, there's nothing better than walking barefoot in a well
manicured lawn.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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