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Kathy Jentz - Groundcover Revolution: How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your turf--40 alternative choices for:--No Mowing.--No fertilizing.--No pesticides.--No problem!

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Tired of spending your weekends mowing, trimming, and edging? Then its time to say goodbye to your standard grass lawn and join the Groundcover Revolution!

Turns out youre not alone in your desire to ditch the lawn and replace it with something prettier, more diverse, lower maintenance, welcoming to pollinators, and good for Earths climate health. Reducing the lawn is among the biggest trends in homeownership, with an endless stream of homeowners looking for an eco-friendly alternative to a traditional turfgrass lawn. In the last few years alone, over 23 million American adults converted part of their lawn to a natural landscape, and now theyre looking to do even more.

The biggest challenge to adopting this new ideal of the perfect lawn? Knowing how and when to replace your turf, and which plants are the best ones for the job. Groundcover Revolution is here with all the answers you need (and some you didnt even know you needed!).

Those answers include:

  • How replacing a lawn with groundcovers reduces resource consumption on a significant level
  • Why groundcovers require far less long-term maintenance than turf after establishment
  • The many additional benefits of groundcovers, including erosion control, a reduction in chemical usage, a boost in biodiversity, and mitigation of climate change as a carbon sink
  • The ways groundcovers overcome challenges such as tree roots, compacted soils, poor drainage, and dense shade
  • The step-by-step mechanics of how to get rid of your lawn, how to place and plant groundcovers from seeds, plugs, or transplants, and how to care for your new quilted lawn once its in place
  • Also included are 40 in-depth profiles of plants that are perfect choices for replacing a grass lawn. There are options for sun, for shade, for dry and wet sites, and for various climates around the globe. There are choices that bloom, options that are evergreen, and selections that are deer resistant. Author Kathy Jentz has also included an incredibly useful chart that gives youall the specifics on each of the 40 choices for quick reference and to make your groundcover selection process even easier.

    Dont let a lack of information stop you from creating the no-mow groundcover lawn of your dreams. Join the revolution and say goodbye to the burden of lawn care and hello to summer weekends relaxing by the pool or camping with family and friends. Whether you want to replace the entire lawn or just reduce the amount of land dedicated to turf, its time to usher in a new and improved idea of what a beautiful lawn should be.

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    How to use sustainable, low-maintenance,
    low-water groundcovers to replace your turf

    KATHY JENTZ
    author of The Urban Garden

    CONTENTS 1 WHY REPLACE TURFGRASS LAWNS Groundcovers are natures - photo 4
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    1 WHY REPLACE TURFGRASS LAWNS Groundcovers are natures carpet that clothe - photo 5
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    WHY REPLACE TURFGRASS LAWNS

    Groundcovers are natures carpet that clothe the soil in a variety of green array and make this flowering world all the brighter and more beautiful.

    DANIEL J. FOLEY

    Despite their appearance, our lawns are not the green expanses we think they are. Sure, they are better than concrete, but barely. In many instances, turfgrass lawns are so compacted and dense that storm water is hardly absorbedcausing most of it to run off into nearby streets and pollute local waterways with the herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers that are applied to the turfgrass.

    Consider all the maintenance costs of a turfgrass lawn. Frequent mowing, fertilizing, weeding, watering, reseeding, edging, and aerating not only eat up your personal resources of time and money, but they can be harsh on the environment. Even using all electric equipment and organic methods requires a far greater use of resources to maintain a healthy green lawn in comparison to nonturf groundcover alternatives.

    Without your constant care (or that of a hired service), your yard filled with turfgrass can quickly become a drab brown mess. In a typical temperate climate yard, turfgrass turns to straw during the height of summer and then goes dormant again in the winter. In harsher climates, turfgrass is sometimes spray-painted and dyed green or even replaced with a plastic imitation carpet. All of this effort is done with the goal of having that perfect green lawn.

    If you are reading this book, it is likely that turfgrass lawns are something youve struggled with. Perhaps you are weary of battling encroaching weeds and attacking insects. You likely are leery of using chemical lawn additives and are concerned about their impact on the planet. Maybe you just want those long lawn-maintenance hours back to devote to more compelling pursuits.

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    The small entrance path to a home is framed by dwarf mondo grass and black mondo grass in an elegant and low-maintenance design.

    Many homeowners only ever step foot on their lawn to mow it. They mainly experience their yards by looking out over them from inside their house. They are likely only maintaining a turfgrass lawn because that is what was always there, and they havent considered easier options.

    In this book, I will outline some easier, more attractive and Earth-friendly alternatives to the traditional turfgrass lawn. Before we delve deeper, I want to make it clear that I am not completely anti-lawn. There are times when turfgrass makes sense in a landscape such as for a play area for children or pets.

    However, there is a pervasive overuse of turfgrass in home landscapes that is both illogical and unhealthy. History has proven that widespread use of a monoculture is almost always a tragedy waiting to happen. Once a disease or pest targets that plant, it can spread like wildfire. From the loss of American elms to the Irish Potato Famine, we have learned that diversity in landscapes and plant choices is the key to their health and survival.

    Perhaps you like the look of a lawn? A landscape made of groundcover plants can create a similar green expanse but in a much more efficient and eco-wise way. Turfgrass may struggle to grow under a large shade tree, under heavy foot traffic, or in an excessively wet area. There are specific groundcovers that thrive in each of these conditions, and they can help fill those problem locations in your landscape.

    Steep slopes and hills are another location where turfgrass is not the optimal choice. In fact, it is dangerous to mow these sites as a loss of traction and stability can risk injuring the operator. One could even safely say that groundcovers could save your life!

    The Definition of a Groundcover

    What is a groundcover? A narrow definition of a groundcover would be a plant that spreads across the ground and only grows a few inches high. Under these restrictions, only those creeping, mat-forming plants would qualify. The broader definition of a groundcover is any plant that sufficiently covers the soil in a fairly dense manner. Groundcovers are characteristically perennials, though there are a number of low-growing shrubs that qualify. Id expand that definition to also include self-sowing annuals, sprawling vines, and ornamental grasses.

    The groundcovers discussed in this book are those selections that are viable substitutes for turfgrass lawns. They are low-maintenance, moderately fast spreaders, and dont require a lot of chemical applications to flourish.

    A low border of Bugleweed Ajuga reptans groundcover separates a turfgrass - photo 7

    A low border of Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) groundcover separates a turfgrass lawn from a perennial bed.

    THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NO-MAINTENANCE

    One extreme option some homeowners have taken when frustrated with their turfgrass is replacing it with artificial turf or even pouring concrete over their yards. While lower maintenance than a lawn, these substitutes are environmentally harmful. The chemicals used to create and apply them break down over time and enter the soil, and the impervious surfaces exacerbate the stormwater run-off problems in a landscape even further. Some local governments are even levying taxes on impervious hardscape surfaces to mitigate the communitys shared costs in dealing with their effects.

    Placing nonbreathable hardscaping over tree roots and living soil in effect kills both. Further, they are not no maintenance. As a matter of fact, they may not even be low-maintenance. Hard surfaces accumulate litter and debris. They must be swept or blown clean regularly. Spilled materials show up embarrassingly on concrete like lipstick stains on a collar. A concrete driveway needs the occasional resealing/repair and snow needs to be shoveled off when it piles up.

    The average lifespan of artificial grass is only 10 years, and the cost to install or replace it is not small. It requires regular raking to spruce up any matted down sections. It holds onto and traps in heat, pollution particles, and smells from pet waste. The underlayment material is often even more problematic than the plastic grass itself as it can contain byproducts and discards of industry.

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