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aggie49

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would you have this is your yard
« on: June 02, 2014, 01:10:35 pm »
i love grass and my husband doesn't he wants to make it all gravel and i want some gravel what would you choose

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2014, 01:37:37 pm »
Probably grass, live in a condo so we do not have a big yard, but the common areas have grass.

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2014, 02:08:03 pm »
Neither.  I live in NM and water is precious, but I hate gravel.  I do believe in xerascaping so I'd use indigenous plants.  There's many good ground cover plants that need little or no upkeep.

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2014, 02:26:03 pm »
Depends on where you live.  If you live in a drought state, I'll choose gravel, If not in a drought state, It's grass.

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2014, 04:32:15 pm »
I would never have all gravel in my yard.  I love to go outside and walk barefoot in the grass.  I know it is a hassle to have to cut, but I love the feel of soft grass.

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2014, 04:58:06 pm »
grass omg not gravel

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2014, 07:07:34 pm »
We have grass in the front and back but i don't have to moe it my son does so he would prefer gravel or rocks. I like the look of grass, but yes living in Ca it will get very brown in not alot of time.Feel bad watering so will do very little.

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2014, 08:11:58 pm »
Grass.

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2014, 08:47:04 am »
Well I do complain about having to mow but I would not want my entire yard to be gravel.  Eventually they wear away and you will have mud.  Besides that do you want people parking all around your house because they think it is a parking lot?

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2014, 11:54:14 am »
We live in the drought right now. i just water my permanent flower-plants and my tree.  The grass is going to take a beating and I do see the change over to the decorative yard. 

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2014, 12:26:42 pm »
We have a couple neighbors who have gravel and they are the first I've seen that looks nice.  Two colors landscaped nicely.  I might choose like theirs.

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2014, 02:10:06 pm »
we have mostly grass..there is a little gravel in the area we park at,but the road to our home is dirt/gravel mix
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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2014, 02:24:37 pm »
I have grass in the front yard, gravel on the side for parking (which I need to replenish again) In the back yard I have a small garden and the rest is gravel again needs to have more on it. I think on the north side I am going to put in some cement.

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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2014, 05:00:12 pm »
Grass!  I live in PA and everyone has grass, the only gravel we see around here is in some driveways, but even most of them are blacktop.
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Re: would you have this is your yard
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2014, 05:48:05 pm »
love love love our grass.  don't think i'd be very happy with a gravel yard.  especially since i babysit little boys and they wouldnt have anywhere plush to play!

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