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Old 04-27-2014, 08:31 PM
 
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You've got it all wrong. We are not scared of lawns because of the maintenance. We were raised in 3,000 square foot houses in the suburbs, and are trying to recreate those spaces in town. We'd rather have dual masters, formal living rooms, attached garages, and bonus rooms rather than a couple hundred more feet of Bermuda.

 
Old 04-27-2014, 08:35 PM
 
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As a Millennial who has no interest in a lawn, it's not a fear of hard work. It's a fear of bees! Lawn = flowers= bees. *shudder* If I ever have a lawn, I fully intend to hire people to maintain it.

Also, my dad loved cutting the grass. It was his escape from the kids, so we weren't allowed to do it. I haven't the slightest idea how to work a lawn mower....
 
Old 04-27-2014, 08:56 PM
 
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Old 04-27-2014, 11:45 PM
 
Location: East Point
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That is one gorgeous lawn. The poor guy probably isn't getting any help from his kids, though.
gorgeous? eh, to each his own. you've got to remember, i grew up in a place where everyone's yard looked like this. it gets old. nature, on the other hand, never gets tiring.
 
Old 04-28-2014, 12:29 AM
 
Location: Decatur, GA
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I very highly doubt lawns are anymore than maybe 0.01% of the reason millennials are moving into the urban areas. It's because they're tired of sprawl of suburbia. Lawns typically don't mean density or being close to things so the millennials aren't avoiding lawns so much as choosing the places which offer more of what they want, which isn't the suburbs. If the suburbs get their act together, quit opposing high capacity transit and zone appropriately, they'll see the millennials move there. Maybe even move to some houses with lawns that aren't so far from the dense areas. Unlike the city, suburban density can taper off fairly quickly from the transportation corridors, so the big lawns can still be within reach of things.
 
Old 04-28-2014, 07:39 AM
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Instead of spending a few hours of honest labor enhancing the natural environment.
This was the punch line. A lawn is the exact opposite of the natural environment.

I'm not a millennial. I live in the city. I don't have a lawn, nor will I ever have one. But I love that there is a park one block away, and another park three blocks away, both with nice grass.
 
Old 04-28-2014, 07:40 AM
 
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I very highly doubt lawns are anymore than maybe 0.01% of the reason millennials are moving into the urban areas. It's because they're tired of sprawl of suburbia. Lawns typically don't mean density or being close to things so the millennials aren't avoiding lawns so much as choosing the places which offer more of what they want, which isn't the suburbs. If the suburbs get their act together, quit opposing high capacity transit and zone appropriately, they'll see the millennials move there. Maybe even move to some houses with lawns that aren't so far from the dense areas. Unlike the city, suburban density can taper off fairly quickly from the transportation corridors, so the big lawns can still be within reach of things.
Funny how they say they don't want a lawn yet they flock to places like Piedmont park, which has acres of grass.
 
Old 04-28-2014, 07:49 AM
 
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Funny how they say they don't want a lawn yet they flock to places like Piedmont park, which has acres of grass.
Acres of grass. . . which they don't have to mow, edge, fertilize, weed, water, dethatch, rake, and aerate? Maybe they'd rather spend that time doing something like, I dunno, relaxing in park?
 
Old 04-28-2014, 07:53 AM
 
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I'm a millennial and I'm the total opposite.. I love having a yard! It reminds me a lot of my childhood growing up in the 'burbs where my friends and I could toss the football in the front yard. My son will get to do the same. Mowed lawns since I can remember & I enjoy getting out and mowing my lawn; to me, it shows pride in the ownership of my property
 
Old 04-28-2014, 08:01 AM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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Arjay, you are a hoot! Those apartment and condo folks don't love dogs, either. What's a Rottie to do with no yard? And where in tarnation do those folks grow vegetables and flowers???
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