What is a “lawn ocean?” It is a large swath of useless grass, generally in a commercial area, at a business park, at a public or city facility, or at a luxury hotel. Children are not playing on it; dogs are not running on it; sports are not happening on it. It is just there, to make some sort of outdated statement.
Grassy parkways, sometimes referred to as “silly strip” is that strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street, usually about two, three or four feet wide. It serves no functional purpose, is mowed 52 times a year, the clippings are hauled several miles away, fertilizers are usually applied in abundance, and it is incredibly challenging to irrigate without water going to the sidewalk or gutter, or both.
The entrance to Fashion Island, off Pacific Coast Highway, is a good example of a lawn ocean. It is 2.4 acres of lifeless, water guzzling, grass mowing waste. The 1.4-acre lawn ocean in front of the Irvine City Hall is not much better. Silly strips are everywhere.
We believe these public displays of water
waste should be recognized and opposed.
Examples of
Silly Strips & Lawn Oceans
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Roger's Gardens Doing Their
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Roger's Gardens Property, Corner of MacArthur Blvd & San Joaquin HIlls Rd
August 2015
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