The American Obsession with Lawns

[ObamaDemocrat]

2. This is so true

I have a landscaper and he's already mowed the lawn 4 times so far this year. I live in an upper middle class community of nice homes and I'm Black so I'm not going to be the Black neighbor with the bad lawn. The previous owners of my home did not do a good job of maintaining their lawn and just kept it cut very short so the grass was not healthy. I have spent a lot already on weed and seed and turf builder and fertilizer, etc in order to get my grass to match the healthy greenery of some of my neighbors grass. I have some patches of weeds and brown spots that I want taken care of. I've already seen a difference because I moved in last September and only had the grass cut a few more times before the end of the season, but laid fall and winter stuff down to prepare for spring. But yes, there is an obsession with having a nice lawn. You don't want everyone else's to be nicely manicured and yours is looking like a hot mess sandwich.