The only thing I would object to it the visibility of the fire hydrant.
I thought the same thing. But it does look like there’s a stone path leading to it. Still, perhaps a post with a sign would be a practical solution.
I’m a bit surprised at how far into the parcel the hydrant is placed but they also practically don’t exist around here, is it common to have them basically on your lawn?
Cannot believe that someone would prefer 2022 photo instead of 2023…
I worked for a municipal government. Some houses have ‘nature reserves’ near them, wild areas of mostly indigenous vegetation.
Resident: "This needs to be cleared. Snakes live in there "
Me: “Good. That’s the point.”
Almost every single snakebite in a city is caused by escaped pets. And the majority of snakes are not venemous. If people want to be worried about animals, they should be worried about the untrained and poorly controlled dogs they see every day, not the hypothetical snakes that won’t even leave the shrubbery.
Unless this was in Australia or some place with dangerous snakes, I don’t really see why people should be THAT afraid of them, if anything you should be happy they’re gonna keep the rats at bay.
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Not as aussie but I found out that we have rattlesnakes in my area by seeing a facebook post of one getting caught 2 blocks from me.
Aussie snakes might be very venomous, but in general they’ll only bite if they’re provoked. I live near a nature reserve full of snakes and it’s not really an issue for most people. Just leave them alone and they’ll leave you alone.
The 2023 pic is beautiful and looks really nice. But if we’re comparing in good faith, it’s also pretty obvious that the 2022 photo was taken in early spring when nothing is growing.
There’s surely a lot more plant life on the bottom anyway, but it would not look that vibrant if it was all dormant right after winter like the top pic.
home owners association: “I’m calling the police!”
Doesn’t even need to be an HOA, plenty of municipalities don’t accept anything but lawn in front of the house.
Or just a neighbor with no life that studies ordinances.
My parents have a neighbor that waked around the block with a tape measure, measuring how far from sidewalk people had trees or shrubs. Township ordinance said it had to be 6 feet away.
She then called the city and reported everyone in violation. The neighbor never met most of those people. She was just bored with no life.
Wish we could pass a law against nuisance tattle tails. Have to prove you were somehow affected by the issue in order to report it otherwise you get fined for being excessively nosey and ignored.
I’m sure there are all sorts of problems with this idea, but a guy can dream.
No way the bottom one doesn’t need any watering? No?
If it’s local, it’s designed to survive on its own. I’m in North Texas and this summer has been hell on everyone’s lawns and gardens. The exception for me is my garden with trailing lantana. It is completely unaffected and growing like mad while everything else is drying up and dying.
Big reason why grass lawns require so much constant watering is because they have pretty bad water retention. Having a thick layer of foliage protects the soil from direct sunlight which prevents it from drying out too quickly. Much of that water you see people spraying onto their lawns is actually just gonna evaporate back into the air before the grass even has a chance to use it.
The real question is do you have to weed or do other maintenance? I’m looking for a zero maintenance yard not just a zero watering
That sounds like a personal thing. If you want weed in your garden you let it grow. If you don’t or if it starts to suffocate plants you care about you get rid of it.
You can have a zero maintenance garden by doing no maintenance and letting whatever grow. If you want to curate your plants that obviously requires effort.
In addition to what the other comment says, the raised garden edgers would reduce/eliminate rain runoff and usually a variety of plants like this provide deep, wide roots which anchor and aerate the soil, increasing it’s water retention ability and recuing water requirements, especially compared to shallow root grass
I’m sure no HOA would ever fight you for this. /s
