biodiversity

Americans spend carbons on The Perfect Lawn. But lawns reflect sunlight and intensify the surface heat, and that costs us energy in air conditioning. Before the lawnmower, grannies had head-tall holleyhocks and waist-high daisys instead. And the biomass naturally cooled and retained moisture in the soil, so watering wasn't necessary. Plus, the lush biomass cut the breeze and was aesthetic. I'm proposing that we popularize the cottage garden... also encouraging fruit trees and edible plants.