Why do we have lawns?
2007-12-09 07:15:44 · 6 answers · asked by Sekka H 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
To use up precious resources and pollute. RScott
2007-12-10 00:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
that's such an interesting question!
i am sure it had something to do with wealth and appearances so i surfed around and found what follows and i think it answers your (and now mine too!) question!
cheers!
Lawn History: A Question of Status
Originally, status was one of the main motivators behind cultivating a lawn for the sake of it. In ancient times, whatever land you may have been lucky enough to own would have been immediately devoted to agriculture, which was making a living.
English noblemen and the very top of the rising merchant class could actually have land and not devote it to breadwinning. A well-kept lawn symbolized disposable wealth and an ability to appreciate the finer things in life.
Lawn, Grass, and Sports in History
This desire to flaunt one's ease of spirit intersected with the rise of sports and recreation. Rich folk cultivated well-kept lawn grass to play sports on. Recreation, and the time to do it, was another status symbol and it needed the lawn to do it.
Grass Brought To the New World
The merchants who made their way to America brought this custom with them. A well-kept lawn continued to be associated with success, order, and upward mobility.
This continues today. When neighbors who let their lawn care go, it seems to affect the social standing of the neighborhood as a whole. Today, more than in the past perhaps, lawns have function. Recreation, especially with children, is a crucial part of our lives. Lawns must be maintained to keep safe and agreeable to family life and activity, but yes, to keep up with Joneses, too.
2007-12-09 17:09:56 · answer #2 · answered by that's the truth 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I still have a lawn because I haven't gotten around to turning it all into flower beds, meandering paths, and patios yet. Soon, very soon.
2007-12-10 23:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because all Americans want to be aristocratic Brits.
Plain and simple. We were all taught that the height
of beauty was an English country manor with plenty
of grass.
2007-12-09 15:25:27 · answer #4 · answered by IplayadoconTV 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To weave architecture and the natural landscape together. Make the two uniquely separates into a unique whole.
2007-12-09 15:21:41 · answer #5 · answered by Jared P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it`s a cheap efficient way of making a garden look tidy
2007-12-10 21:38:01 · answer #6 · answered by HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋