Reconsidering the American Lawn

As the finish carpenters pack up their tools and the last coat of paint dries, the new lawn is emerging outside. On what had been a barren construction site only weeks before, grass seedlings are poking up through a layer of carefully spread topsoil, fortified with fertilizer and protected with straw. Around the house are round balls of the most popular cultivars of yew, rhododendron, and cedar. A few tree saplings, staked in place on the gently rolling landscape, will in a few years begin providing shade where the owner can sip lemonade during a break from her weekend lawn-mowing chore.
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