phoneymouse@lemmy.worldtoSeattle@lemmy.world•This should just be put on signs around town!English
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2 months agoLawns were specifically invented to show off one’s need not to grow anything on their land. Only the peasants were farmers. The upper class flaunted their wealth and status by planting lawns and ornamental gardens.
Not disputing that grass or communal grazing grounds existed, but the idea of having grass planted around your residence the way we do it today was a practice of elite medieval European landowners.
Read More: https://www.grunge.com/846877/the-surprising-history-of-grass-lawns/