like a complete unknown...

Posted: May 6th, 2009

I live on the fringe (literally). our house is so far on the outskirts of town that our neighbor's property line actually demarcates the town line. we're only 10 minutes from anything, which isn't a lot, but it's how we like it. we're surrounded by beautiful farmland. the point is, it's not exactly the suburbs. but it's not exactly living off the grid either.
our lawn is far from green. most of it isn't even 'grass' technically. if we let it grow, it would look like a typical field in upstate NY. keep it cropped close to the roots (like my head) & it kind of resemble a lawn. it still has to be mowed on a regular basis or else it's a lost cause. we tried going wild & free & it was just out of control (not exactly amber waves of grain).
a lot of our 'lawn' is actually spotted w. various kinds of moss, which I love. most folks would try & kill it off, but I'm thinking about cultivating it. in fact, I was thinking if I could get it to take over the whole thing, it would look awesome (scotland, ireland, new zealand??) & not really require any maintenance. I actually think there could be a future in sodding people's homes with moss instead of grass. it's greener too.