A few blocks up from where we live is this lawn. The grass looks like it’s been attacked by a bunch of moles…but it hasn’t. (We know. We made our friend stop the car once when we were drunk and we danced on it in our bare feet and discovered that the hills are springy, not hollow.) We’ve filed it away to use on our own lawn when we finally buy a house...
Look! Korean Grass
Zoysia Tenuifolia, also known as Korean grass, is native to Southeastern and eastern Asia. It’s usually left unmowed for a free-form, natural look. Extremely slow growing, very fine textured, and wiry, the mounds I love so much are a natural product of its growth. We love that it's drought resistant and low maintenance, perfect for both our rain-parched climate and our lazy-bones self.
Originally posted by Abby on AT:LA.
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I doubt most HOA's or municipalities would allow you to grow that and leave it like that...
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Good luck getting most HOA's or municipalities allowing you to let your korean grass grow like that...
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cool
view juliaonhamilton's profile
will it grow in toronto?
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Ronzo,
Way to be positive. This Korean grass is more commonly known as Zoysia. It is a VERY common type of grass and doesnt grow tall even when left unmowed as it is a creeper. But you do bring up a good point, HOA's are evil.
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There's something a little magical about this lawn. My initial thought was: oh god, I'd hate to mow that. But it appears that it doesn't require mowing. I'd sort of like to see a series of hilly bits in the middle of a giant lawn. I wonder how long it would take to get the moguls to grow.
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HOAs are NECESSARY.
When you pay a quarter of a million dollars for a *starter* home, or upwards of half a million for something more upscale, you darn sure don't want lawns like that, or funky colored houses, or rentals, or cars parked on lawns, or people working on cars in driveways, etc. What your neighbor does *will* affect your property value. And no you don't have the right to do "whatever you want" on your property. None of us do. I'd like to grow my own stash, but the feds say I can't. Never mind the HOA. LOL
HOA's are a necessary part of life. You don't gamble with a $250,000 investment by avoiding HOAs, that's foolish.
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