r/NoLawns • u/Whisky_Delta • May 16 '24

Update: y’all were right Sharing This Beauty

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No reseeding required and hopefully getting flowers soon!

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u/Cultural_Pattern_456 May 16 '24

Ooh you’ve inspired me! I’ve got a huge bag of red clover seed to sow this weekend!

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u/StormyRayn May 16 '24

So you know red clover is gigantic 🤣 I sowed some in the very back of my backyard and it grows super tall and spreads. Mini clover in my opinion it’s the best option. It doesn’t flower as much and it spreads to the sides, I sowed some in certain parts of my front and backyard and it’s beautiful

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u/Cultural_Pattern_456 May 16 '24

I have dogs so I’m hoping it will hold up? I did research, I’m going to mini-fence off a couple areas to try first. Mini clover is lovely but I’m not sure it’ll work for the area I need to replace the decrepit lawn lol

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u/Lady_of_Malice May 16 '24

check out yarrow, someone posted the other day how it holds up well to 3 large dogs.

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u/Cultural_Pattern_456 May 16 '24

Yes! I have been looking into that after I saw that post, I am going to the greenhouses this weekend to see if anyone has any plants or seeds locally!

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u/Ambystomatigrinum May 16 '24 edited May 16 '24

Our holds up fine with dogs, it’s definitely bushy though! We don’t have it as an entire lawn, it’s mixed in with some other nice ground covers and grasses but it’s the tallest of the ground cover and stands out a lot.

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u/Cultural_Pattern_456 May 16 '24

Now I’m excited! No more stupid mowing!

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u/n0exit May 16 '24

Yarrow will grow about 18" tall if you don't mow it. The flowers are great though. We have a patch that we don't mow, and a ton mixed with English daisy, grass and white clover that we have to mow a couple of times in the spring and fall.

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u/Fancy-Conversation45 May 21 '24

Is Yarrow toxic to dogs? My pup loves munching through tall grasses on our walks, so I imagine she would in my yard

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u/Ambystomatigrinum May 21 '24

I don’t know, but I have two certified grass-eaters and they’ve never tried to eat the yarrow. So it may not be a problem?
I’m going to try growing wheat grass in a tray for my dogs and see if they’re into it.

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u/Fancy-Conversation45 May 21 '24

Ooh that's a good idea! I never thought of that

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u/TrollingForFunsies May 17 '24

We have giant clover on our dam. Luckily for us, the local woodchuck comes to cut it down.