97. Opt for an alternative to grass.

Let’s take a few shots at alternatives to grass. Here are some alternative lawn/grass options that won’t cause a Mudslide and could even make California Cooler.

We read that grass lawns could be replaced with artificial turf, but lying on turf could make our Navel-Fuzzy and our Dog-Mad. 

We asked an Old Forrester if lawns could be replaced with sand or rock gardens, but he reminded us sunny days would make the yard so hot, it could grill a Wild Turkey and we would need a wet and steady SeaBreeze from a Hurricane to douse that Fireball.

The Absolut best way to colorfully ‘Opt for an alternative to grass’ is to let a Greyhound play with a GreyGoose next to native blue and red Rose flowers to convert your green grass into a Purple Passion. 

To help you ‘Opt for an alternative to grass’, here’s a simple 2-step process:

1. Call on your friends James and Bartles
2. They can represent alternative fun guys when you need to expand your grass alt options.

Your Future You is Everclear about the past and wants to present a safer and greener future when you ‘Opt for an alternative to grass’. Your Future You gave us a cryptic message about the hazards that can lurk in grass lawns. The message read: When traversing a lawn and searching for a Grasshopper, be prepared to treat a surprise Snakebite by taking Mai Tai as a tourniquet.

P.S. - It’s been reported that Corporate Housing Companies help ‘Opt for an alternative to grass’ by imbuing our furnished properties with alternatives to nature.  Even if some of the house plants are fake plants, they are typically displayed strategically to blend in to make you feel safe and serene. We place our plants on the floor next to a bed or sofa where they are safe from falling.  We don't want our alternatives to grass to fall on anything valuable, and by doing so, they're not Hung Over...anything.

Why does this ‘Future You’ Series exist? What’s it about? 

1. Promote easy, quirky sustainable practices that are NOT preachy, or guilt-ridden and without a focus on the ‘saving the planet’ (hint: the planet will survive…) 

2. A playful post of simple ways to improve our lives, and the lives of those we love. Also improve our future lives… by taking fun action steps today. 

3. Still reading? Cool. We think you’re amazing and full of joyful zest. 

This series is based off ‘105 Simple Sustainable actions’ - from Stephane Omsanski’s article in Parade from 2021.

https://parade.com/1300935/stephanieosmanski/ways-reduce-carbon-emissions/

97. Opt for an alternative to grass.

Hear us out for a second! We know the grass is the conventional norm for front lawns and backyards, but grass is actually terrible for the environment. According to the EPA, a third of all public water waters the grass with lawns consuming 9 billion gallons of water per day in the U.S. That's a lot of resources going just to the grass! Alternatives to lawn include moss, native flowers, clovers, lyreleaf sage, common blue violet, wild stonecrop, Pennsylvania sedge, or Baltimore sedge—all of which constitute as a native groundcover.