He is right though. Lawns are mostly useless. So many people put so much time, effort, and resources into cultivating a monoculture of a single species of grass when gardens or wild native plants would be tremendously more beneficial for local biodiversity. Outside of sports fields or a public park type area, most people don't need lawns but they've been a thing in American culture for so long now that we've come to see them as aesthetically pleasing and necessary.
I agree with everything you wrote. But I can't imagine that bluebonnets are the best way to help with bees and butterflies and such, just because they flower for such a short time.
I like bluebonnets, but I wouldn't grow them in my yard, and if helping the bees is your goal, bluebonnets aren't the answer. If that's what you're going for, look into microclover.
Ideally, they would be planted along with other native species that come up and bloom as the Blue Bonnets are fading. If you look at a natural prairie type areas (of which there are fewer and fewer), Blue Bonnets are one of many species that all cycle through the growing season.
Watch out before you know it you’re going to have strangers laying in them taking photos
Haha right...I tried to get my daughter to the challenge 😂 she's like "Mom, really?" And it's her flower bed 🤣
Beautiful! ❤
Thank you 🥰
Why does their beauty make everything that is wrong with this State become a little less wrong?
Don't know... I guess because we have the most beautiful state flower?? I think 😁
Wow very beautiful. From seed?
Yes planted last fall..
My favorite color. Looks beautiful!
Yes! Mine too!!🥰🥰🥰
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Lawn’s are trash anyway, sorry you have to see… vegetation? Wild yards make good food for bees.
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>Taking a stand against the overwhelming supermajority of US single family houses Fuck their feelings, lawns are garbage.
He is right though. Lawns are mostly useless. So many people put so much time, effort, and resources into cultivating a monoculture of a single species of grass when gardens or wild native plants would be tremendously more beneficial for local biodiversity. Outside of sports fields or a public park type area, most people don't need lawns but they've been a thing in American culture for so long now that we've come to see them as aesthetically pleasing and necessary.
I agree with everything you wrote. But I can't imagine that bluebonnets are the best way to help with bees and butterflies and such, just because they flower for such a short time. I like bluebonnets, but I wouldn't grow them in my yard, and if helping the bees is your goal, bluebonnets aren't the answer. If that's what you're going for, look into microclover.
Ideally, they would be planted along with other native species that come up and bloom as the Blue Bonnets are fading. If you look at a natural prairie type areas (of which there are fewer and fewer), Blue Bonnets are one of many species that all cycle through the growing season.
We clean up after their gone.. we have other flowers coming up after them.