{"id":51891,"date":"2017-04-14T22:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-i-love-my-lawn\/"},"modified":"2017-04-14T22:01:39","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T15:01:39","slug":"why-i-love-my-lawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-i-love-my-lawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I love my lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI know I should convert my grass into something more interesting, but even though I know it\u2019s not trendy, I really do like a well-manicured lawnOver the last decade or so, growing grasses has become trendy. It\u2019s understandable why prairie-style planting, with billowing spires and spikes that seem to dance in the breeze, is so popular. But I have a confession to make. I do like grasses, but not the glamorous ones. I like the ordinary suburban grasses, such as Lolium perenne or Festuca rubra. Some people know them as red fescue or ryegrass; most people just refer to them as a lawn. I know that, at the moment, lawns are anything but fashionable. I know I should listen to people like Trevor Dines and convert my grass into something more interesting. But even though I know it\u2019s not trendy, I really do like a well-manicured lawn. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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