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Lawns

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A daisy in a field taken in Los Angeles Octover 2012. (Flickr)

How did the invention of the lawn mower shape what we now come to imagine as the perfect lawn? Modern lawns are considered boring , wasteful of water and fertilizer by some so some looking towards classical lawns for an alternative. Did you know it's fairly easy to create your own?

In this episode of Nature Notes, we explore the history of the manicured lawn and dig deeper to find the classical origins of the lawn as small meadows.

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