I read about this idea years ago in a seed catalog and think it is is so, so lovely! Instead of a regular lawn, plant a Fleur de Lawn! It's grass seed mixed with strawberry clover, sweet alyssum, and wild english daisies.
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April 19, 2010
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that's amazing! you'd always feel like you were in a field of wildflowers.
Posted by: joanna goddard | April 19, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Oh, I love that idea! You'd get something lovely to look at, and you wouldn't - couldn't - mow the lawn! ;)
Posted by: Kristy | April 19, 2010 at 10:17 AM
I wonder if that would work in big flower pots too?
Posted by: Tanya | April 19, 2010 at 11:57 AM
What a fun idea, Tanya. That would be adorable!
Posted by: chelsea | April 19, 2010 at 12:40 PM
This is genius. I've been feeling guilty about my lawn and landscaping in general - but this would be perfect.
Posted by: Kathleen | April 19, 2010 at 01:16 PM
perfect way to bring beauty and sustainability to your lawn. Forgo the mow!
Posted by: paige appel | April 19, 2010 at 01:20 PM
amazing — to walk through a lawn of wildflowers everyday. so pretty!
Posted by: jen jafarzadeh | April 19, 2010 at 01:23 PM
I have been tending a section of my yard for a year for just this. Making by spring next year it will be ready.
Posted by: Lisa The Bumpkin | April 19, 2010 at 01:23 PM
Lisa: Can't wait to see!
Yes, isn't it wonderful? It's drought tolerant and high in nitrogen, making it extremely eco friendly!!
Posted by: chelsea | April 19, 2010 at 01:36 PM
Love, love, LOVE this!!!! If I had a yard, it would be covered in this beautiful lawn and I would lie in it all day and daydream.
Posted by: Melissa T. | April 19, 2010 at 01:37 PM
you'd really feel like frolicking in a yard like that! :)
Posted by: amber | April 19, 2010 at 02:26 PM
i love it! and it's drought tolerant. genius.
Posted by: christina | April 19, 2010 at 03:28 PM
i LOVE this idea!!! thanks for sharing! :)
Posted by: sheer whimsy | April 19, 2010 at 03:37 PM
That's very pretty, but what about mowing? Won't the grass get too tall?
Posted by: Amberdawn | April 19, 2010 at 04:05 PM
Bookmarking this for someday when I have a yard. It would be wonderful for children too. I can just imagine my little girl playing in it and picking flowers. She always tells me she wants to walk in "tall grass". Love this.
Posted by: bronwyn | April 19, 2010 at 04:15 PM
Amberdawn: We have these planted all over Portland and I don't think the grass ever gets too terribly tall but if it did, I think that's sort of the beauty of it. After the flowers fade, you could mow it.
Posted by: chelsea | April 19, 2010 at 04:16 PM
So lovely! It would be hard to do with my pooch-er-roo, but still, gorgeous to look at!
Posted by: Meghan | April 19, 2010 at 04:24 PM
Along with everyone else...how fabulous!!!
Posted by: shellie | April 19, 2010 at 05:06 PM
I think there are few things sadder looking than a lawn manicured into so-called perfection. Here's to more wildflowers on lawns everywhere!
Posted by: Elena | April 19, 2010 at 05:29 PM
pretty!
Posted by: katy elliott | April 19, 2010 at 07:59 PM
I love that idea. Our lawn is currently being taken over by Blue Star Creeper and I couldn't be happier.
Posted by: Karyn | April 19, 2010 at 09:33 PM
Again - no yard, me, sad. That is a fun idea, I wonder why everyone doesn't plant a fleur de lawn :)
Posted by: Dottie | April 20, 2010 at 06:07 AM
BRILLIANT. i love it.
Posted by: kayce hughes | April 21, 2010 at 07:18 PM
of course. best idea ever.
Posted by: erin, reading my tea leaves | April 24, 2010 at 05:08 PM
yes you are right... flowers everywhere... how could that be wrong?
Posted by: Tara | April 27, 2010 at 04:46 AM