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In reply to the discussion: 12-year-old black kid gets cops called on him for cutting neighbors' grass [View all]MineralMan
(146,368 posts)I'm glad I don't live next door to a lawn freak. There are a few in my 'hood. They pay for lawn care services, but mow themselves. They're out there for a couple of hours, mowing in both directions, carefully raking every blade that doesn't go into their grass-catcher, edging, and all that stuff. No weeds in their lawns.
They get all bent out of shape if a neighbor's lawn has a few dandelions in it, or if there is creeping charlie anywhere nearby.
Me? I mow what is there. It's all green. The dandelions help the bees early in the spring. The bunnies love the plantain weeds and wild violets. My neighbor on one side doesn't mind any of that. The other neighbor mows twice a summer, for pete's sake. Fortunately, 90% of her lawn is creeping charlie, so it's not so bad.