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The case for leaving the perfectly manicured lawn behind
Why a more diverse and hands-off garden makes for a better environment
Lawns also require a huge amount of water to maintain, a mounting concern during increasingly dry summers. And they're omnipresent in Canada: according to the David Suzuki Foundation, there are approximately 6.2 million lawns across the country.The fertilizers and pesticides we put on lawns can create runoff that pollutes surrounding bodies of water. In surface waters like lakes and reservoirs, the nitrogen and phosphorus contained in these products can lead to oxygen-choking, light-masking overgrowth of algae and other plants. The monoculture, free of wildflowers, shrubs, dead wood and trees, is also not ideal for wildlife. It provides neither shelter nor nutrition for flittering pollinators like bees, butterflies and birds that help plants reproduce, creating more vegetation — our food.
Assistant Librarian at University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
6hLamentablemente, es un problema que confrontamos todos, un baja poblacional de abejas, por prácticas dañinas que afectan su potencial desarrollo.