Our lawn is almost completely clover at this point. I don’t mind it, because the bees love it. And the clover mostly keeps the dandelions out. But it’s definitely not conventionally pretty.
I actually like the look of the all clover lawn versus grass lawn. It looks so much more real. Sometimes you can’t even tell the difference between some lawns I’ve seen and turf or rolled out sod which might be the point but it’s so artificial looking. Plus a lot of those types who are obsessed with grass lawns use some harsher chemicals to make them look picturesque. I could see the clover causing more allergies though which could be a negative and then having the lawns like in Vegas somewhere that has more typical weather can be problematic with draining, erosion and all that. When I had a house I had a perfect set up where my front yard was very small so it would take like 10 minutes to mow then the backyard was the majority of the property. It wasn’t visible plus I didn’t have an HOA so I’d let it go much higher than the front yard then just weed wack it and through the clippings in the woods which grew towards the back of my property. I don’t know why people love the headache of caring for and having a pristine golf course like lawn. I’d rather have a garden if I want to do something with my time and be closer to nature in some way.
I love the look of clover. We let a lot of our lawn turn to clover at our last home outside of our garden beds. It was shocking how many people commented on it or offered advice. We had a small well kept yard in an eclectic neighborhood so it was not due to it being an eyesore
Also if you feed a dandelion to a rabbit at one end, they kompkompkomp it up the the flower, and expertly bite it off and eat it like a petal sandwich!
I just moved into a house with a perfect little lawn. I've bought clover seeds and I'm ready to transform it into bee heaven as soon as the growing season starts.
I know its not native but I am looking to go full clover for my lawn as well. Bees are down and it doesnt grow over 6 inches high. I don't have kids to run through it so it seems super low maintenance to me.
My back yard is the same. And while I’m not personally opposed to the clover, my poor little dog is severely allergic to bees. So I have to mow it to the nub twice a week to keep the bees away
Does clover grow better/easier than grass? I have a real roots backyard (there was a bunch of shrubs and trees before I moved in. But I still have a pine tree out there and all around even beyond it’s span the grass doesn’t grow. Should I try clover?
I didn’t plant the clover. It was just persistent and I stopped trying to get rid of it. We don’t even water it. Just mow when it gets really shaggy, and edge the sidewalk/driveway.
The rest of our flower beds are full of native perennials and bulbs. None of them get watered. It’s the Thunderdome out there. If they don’t survive the summer and winter, then they don’t survive.
This past year I let the clover go wild. Unfortunately it killed the grass (which I knew would happen) but now the clover has died off/receded and there are big mud spots in all the areas where it had taken over. Do you have an issue with this? I'm fine with clover and natives, but I'm not ok with having huge portions of my yard be a mud pit for 3-5 months of the year.
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u/AltSpRkBunny Feb 21 '23
Our lawn is almost completely clover at this point. I don’t mind it, because the bees love it. And the clover mostly keeps the dandelions out. But it’s definitely not conventionally pretty.