What is a lawn?
Q: What is a lawn?
A: A lawn is an area of land planted with grass, and sometimes clover and other plants, that is cut to a low, even height using a lawnmower.
Q: What are lawns used for?
A: Lawns are used for aesthetic (for their beauty) and recreational purposes. They are often found around buildings, making them a type of yard.
Q: How popular are grass lawns in the United States?
A: Approximately 80% of all homes in the United States have grass lawns. This has resulted in a $40 billion per year industry.
Q: How much water does it take to maintain grass lawns in the United States?
A: American grass lawns use more water than is used to grow all the wheat and corn in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that about 1/3 of all public water is used to water grass, with that number rising as high as 70% in some of the more dry regions of the United States.
Q: When did people first start using lawns?
A: The earliest mention of lawns comes from France during the 1500s. Lawns (as opposed to fields) found their way to England in the 1700's.
Q: How long would it take three gardeners to mow one acre (0.4 hectare)of land with scythes?
A: It would take three gardeners all day to mow one acre (0.4 hectare)of land with scythes .
Q: How long does it take one person with a modern-day mower to do this job now?
A: One person with a modern-day mower can do this job in an afternoon now
