I get it as a dog owner with only a courtyard. But he goes on long hikes in the bush and big walks a few times a week. It'd be nice to give the little fella a patch to hang on while I'm at work. And I mean a patch—I hate mowing and any yard work motivation in me is for citrus, chilli, and grapes.

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dogs will happily lay in high grass.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is the risk of tick transmission of Lyme disease in tall grass. I suppose you can pretreat to prevent contraction, but mowing grass means you don't have those threats/hazards to worry about.

I still hate lawns and wish more would be native, but I wonder if there's a way to grow a native lawn such that you invite the good wildlife and keep out the bad. Would need a biologist to chime in

[–] LifeInOregon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

One of the 10 plants in this article would work. And one of them is bound to be native to your area.

[–] learningduck@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

My dog loves tall grass so much. He likes stomping them.

[–] sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

My yard was very low with ground cover. I actually did mow the front, I just didn't care if it was grass or a bunch of random other plants. I had a dog when my gf lived with me, but at this point, didn't. There were so many rabbits and deer I actually just grew my vegetable garden on the front porch in containers.