Tired of spending your weekends mowing, trimming, and edging? Then
it's time to say goodbye to your standard grass lawn and join the
Groundcover Revolution!
Turns out you're not alone in your desire to ditch the lawn and
replace it with something prettier, more diverse, lower maintenance,
welcoming to pollinators, and good for Earth's climate health.
Reducing the lawn is among the biggest trends in homeownership, with an
endless stream of homeowners looking for an eco-friendly alternative to
a traditional turfgrass lawn. In the last few years alone, over 23
million American adults converted part of their lawn to a natural
landscape, and now they're looking to do even more.
The biggest challenge to adopting this new ideal of the perfect lawn?
Knowing how and when to replace your turf, and which plants are
the best ones for the job. Groundcover Revolution is here with all
the answers you need (and some you didn't even know you needed!).
Those answers include:
- How replacing a lawn with groundcovers reduces resource consumption on
a significant level
- Why groundcovers require far less long-term maintenance than turf
after establishment
- The many additional benefits of groundcovers, including erosion
control, a reduction in chemical usage, a boost in biodiversity, and
mitigation of climate change as a carbon sink
- The ways groundcovers overcome challenges such as tree roots,
compacted soils, poor drainage, and dense shade
- The step-by-step mechanics of how to get rid of your lawn, how to
place and plant groundcovers from seeds, plugs, or transplants, and
how to care for your new "quilted lawn" once it's in place
Also included are 40 in-depth profiles of plants that are perfect
choices for replacing a grass lawn. There are options for sun, for
shade, for dry and wet sites, and for various climates around the globe.
There are choices that bloom, options that are evergreen, and
selections that are deer resistant. Author Kathy Jentz has also
included an incredibly useful chart that gives youall the specifics on
each of the 40 choices for quick reference and to make your
groundcover selection process even easier.
Don't let a lack of information stop you from creating the no-mow
groundcover lawn of your dreams. Join the revolution and say goodbye
to the burden of lawn care and hello to summer weekends relaxing by the
pool or camping with family and friends. Whether you want to replace
the entire lawn or just reduce the amount of land dedicated to turf,
it's time to usher in a new and improved idea of what a beautiful lawn
should be.
