Yeah, one aspect of permaculture is designing systems that do not fight nature. All plants serve a purpose, even "weeds". Its a very fascinating approach and way of thinking. I guess U.S. lawns are our culture's gardens. 

kepford

i guess it depends on what types of plants are in a garden, but i’d imagine the time commitment to maintain a garden would be roughly the same as a lawn, no?

still necessary to do all the watering and weeding, and while gardens don’t need regular cuts, they do need to be harvested.

culture

Why do we all have lawns?

i guess it depends on what types of plants are in a garden, but i’d imagine the time commitment to maintain a garden would be roughly the same as a lawn, no?

still necessary to do all the watering and weeding, and while gardens don’t need regular cuts, they do need to be harvested.