Comments by "Laird Cummings" (@lairdcummings9092) on "A history of Lawns" video.

When I was growing up, you could tell which houses were owned by serious farmers; very small lawn, and an absolutely tiny - but very well kept - flower bed. Farmers didn't have time to be tending non-cash foliage.
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Xerescaping. Yes, and California needs to seriously needs to get into it.
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@jangamaster8677 that's hardly unique to America. The big difference, as much as there is one, is higher levels of general affluence allows for greater impact.
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@rubiconnn oh, I'm very much aware of those facts. Political reality is that 1) the agricultural lobby in California is immensely powerful, and 2) irrigation of lawns, despite being a minor impact, is all almost entirely waste, which can be eliminated. Edit: just you understand that I know of which I speak; I'm a fifth generation native Californian. I grew up in the culture, including the water waste.
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@mikecain6947 like they'd listen to anyone without a billion dollars? Heh.
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