@@Itz_BunnyzGood question. It’s not like you can get a selective herbicide to only kill the grass and other weeds. Practically all of the selective herbicides will target clovers
@@Itz_Bunnyz my wife bought a huge sack of clover seeds to do our lawn. Followed the instructions and 4 weeks later I'm still cutting the grass. No idea how to get a clover lawn either
Do your due diligence because most, if not all widely available clover species (white,red, micro…) are NOT native to North America and will in fact harm native plant species by choking them out.
@@GuitarGuy650 they flower once the plant matures, most plants have to be mature before they can flower. Once the clover matures, it'll flower all summer.
When I taught, on those days where I had to get out of the classroom as fast as possible, and just breath,, I would line my students up and take them to find four clovers. It only took 5 min, and many times we found one. We kept up with them on a math chart, and I sealed them in plastic. I used them to teach many lessons! 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍎 I absolutely love this idea of planting clover!!!!
@@mlapointej that’s not correct. It is a genetic mutation that can happen to any clover, it is an inherent gene (passed from mother to seed) but it can also pop up depending on the PH and temperature of the soil among other things. It’s a common misconception that 4 left clovers aren’t related to there 3 leaf friends but they are just a slight mutation :)
They are using white dutch clover, a "naturalized" species, and patches of dirt wont be exposed since they've developed such a thick mat of it. Regardless, the only native species of clover we have here in the US grow much taller than this.
And let us not forget that for people with small children that might be running barefoot across the lawn, there are never any stiff straws of grass that’ll hurt their little feet. Plus clover stays green long after the grass goes brown during a drought.
But you have to tell kids to be careful and watch out not to step onto bees and wasps that sit in the blossoms. They love the nectar of blooming clover #my.dog.stepped.on.a.bee🥴😂
@@rondull105 you can mow it more often during blooming season to cut of the blossoms! But clover lawns probably aren't a good choice when you have small children that play on it anyway as it's less durable than grass.
Our natural lawn has tons of clover and I love it. Where the grass was killed by the previous residents, clover has self seeded and it feels soooooo luxurious! More people should show clover. 🍀
@@3lectr1c.ang3ll yeah, I just commented that clover is an invasive weed and it’s extremely problematic to have a Cloverlawn for multiple reasons, but two words invasive and weed should tell you everything you need to know there’s a reason why people try to eradicate clover patches in their lawns. Yeah it’s cute it’s pretty it’s soft when it’s growing in the wild in an appropriate overall ecosystem that can keep it in. check in where it’s intended to grow. It’s just not, a viable or appropriate option for residential lawns for several reasons, and most places wouldn’t even permit you to have a Cloverlawn. I mean happy about that. It would start taking over their lawns as well flowerbeds, gardens, everything
I've been using clover and love it. I only mow when it begins flowering like crazy and fills with butterflies and honeybees. I have tiny kids running around and it's better to not have them step on one. The flowers usually come right back in a week or so and in the meantime, the bees work the flowers in the bed.
@@anglinst HOA is a Home Owners Association. It’s a neighborhood group that has rules for houses in the neighborhood (things like how often the lawn must be mowed or house repainted) they also have the ability to issue fines if you don’t follow the rules. The goal is technically to keep the property value in the neighborhood up by making sure everyone takes care of their house but a lot of the time the people in charge of the HOA are on a power trip and fine or don’t allow stupid things. Not every neighborhood has an HOA though
@@jaya9936 thank you! I don't think HOA are very common in Portugal or Europe in general. We have condominium fees to pay for cleanup or overall maintenance of shared parts of a building, like elevator, pool, stairs. Or sometimes in private closed condominiums ( like a small private neighborhood) there are adicional fees because of road, sewers, gardening maintenance, sometimes security etc. In those small private neighborhoods i guess it might be considered a HOA by definition. But i don't think there are rules about how often or what to plant in a lawn. That seems crazy! These private neighborhoods have people living in there that have a lot of money so it's not a problem ever. And everyone wants it well maintained and pretty. Normally these people want to live in a quiet neighborhood that is closed off from the general public for security reasons. But again there aren't any rules about what you can have planted in your house or anything like that.(that I'm aware of) Unless of course for example a tree's roots is actually destroying a neighbors house. But that is normally a problem for the local government. (in public normal neighborhoods) you call them and they do make you take down the tree if it's endangering a neighbor or destroying something. Other than privately owned spaces it seems weird to me for anyone to control what you do in your own house and garden.
Lawns seem to me like a cultural USA thing. You don't see a house with a big patch of grass in front of it in Europe. You normally see a garden (with grass, flowers, bushes, trees). And if it's not be super well kept it's fine nobody cares (unless it's a jungle in there) And normally houses with well kept gardens are from people with more money. Medium/lower class people don't normally have a big garden, just some small squares with some bushes or fruit trees. And here i think we try to have some more native plants and vegetables/fruits. Than just grass.
@@anglinst If you've never heard or lived in an HOA you're a lucky one. HOA stands for 'Home Owner's Association.' They make and enforce rules and guidelines for all the home owner's in their subdivision. That means you can't do thing's on your own home and property without prior approval from the HOA board. This means you can't paint your house, add shrubs or trees or hang flags or even have lawn furniture without approval from the board. They're designed so that all the houses pretty much looks alike. It's suppose to protect property values and to make sure no one deviates from the rules or let's their property look bad. This also means they can ticket and fine you for your lawn not being cut or for dead grass. Mind you, when you live in these HOA you also pay a monthly home owner's dues or fees which can run anywhere from $30.00 to hundreds of dollars a month. Some people like this for their neighborhood some don't. Where are you located?
For those wanting to do this for an eco friendly "grass alternative" in the United States, please remember that clover is not native and is equally invasive as grass. Please look into your local native plants.
Yeah we use clover as a cover crop to care for the soil between plantings of other food crops. But maybe we will use this instead of grass for our lawn!
@@vincentknws obly some types are toxic to cats. And many cats are smart enough to not eat bad things. Just have a little grass for them to eat. I had clover, my cat is fine.
Mannnnny years ago, in northern CA, we had a large front yard. It was clover! I LOVED it! There's nothing like walking barefoot on a clover lawn. I got the occasional bee sting but it was worth it. I'm going to look into making my lawn clover this very minute!!! TFS!!! P.S. And yes, I did hunt for four leaf clovers quite often! Successfully!
@@whengrapespop5728 Yet another reason people shouldn't let their cats outdoors. It's not just catastrophic for the environment, it's dangerous for the cats too :(
I absolutely LOVE it! It must look magical when it's still sparkling and silvery right after the embrace of a morning mist, just before the sun comes turning these enchantments to vapors and memories.
@@steph8703 Awww, thank you, steph! For someone who you think should be an author, I'm at a loss for words! This is the nicest, sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me! Thank you so much! This means everything to me, you've rendered me speechless! I'm so glad that you and so many others enjoyed the image and atmosphere I've tried to evoke. May peace and love be yours and everyone's 💜💛💜🧡💜💛💜🙂😘🥰💐🌹💐🌹💐🌺⚘️
@@twentyeight602 Thank you very much! You're the second one to say that to me today. The first was a friend of mine with whom I volunteer! Thank you for telling me this. Could it be this, after science, medicine and music, that I am here for? This that completes me? I'm left to wonder... Thank you, Connor!
Wow!!!! All of these years I have been preventing clover from my lawn and let me tell ya, it's been a battle!!!! I'm thinking about embracing the clover. It looks awesome.
Until a bee stings your foot or a snake bites your foot. Both things are attracted to clover. Bees for the clover blossoms and snakes seem to like basking in clover. Not to mention clover stains your clothing a lot easier than grass.
Being in Phoenix I’d much rather have someone do this over rocks BUT these seeds spread like crazy and these things grow EVERYWHERE. A nice green grass lawn is the best. So many benefits to the environment
@@k9lollipop146 Bees aren't on walking level and if you walk through them they just fly off. It's only when you grab them or disturb their hive that you keep them at bay
I have a small excavating company. I had a customer who I Harley raked a large yard for planting grass and he did the clover and wow. It looks so cool. Especially in his yard back in the woods
i planted a clover lawn at my new house two years ago and let any sort of wild grasses that came up between live there. never sowed any grass seed. two years later i have a full thick green lawn with many species of grass and both types of clover everywhere. clover is the elite lawn choice
I've mown large patches of clover with a gas mower and it's fine. It is thicker than the grass, especially if you let it grow pretty tall, so it can slow you down a bit. But I love the look and the feel.
I'm afraid it doesn't. There's a ton of it in certain parts of my yard. It's good about hiding puddles and really soft soil and the soil is always uneven there. I cannot stand to feel wet soil so I avoid the area. The grass is much more soft and thick like a carpet. We have a ton of trees around our yard and use a special Kentucky grass that's very soft. Way better than clover.
@Clayton Callaway dude I can't mow grass, I can't pet dogs that have been in grass. I don't know where you got laying in grass from but I urge you to think before you comment, like an adult.
@@GrowinggolfingDoes stepping on them count? Bees may not be lurkin in the clovers to ambush you, but if you step on one by accident then homeboy's gonna be straight pissed about it.
My family’s lawn is mostly local ground cover, I have to say it’s pretty nice to not have to worry about watering and mowing all the time. It’s especially nice to not have to worry about my grass allergy being affected after our lawn is mowed.
We have a good mix of everything in our garden. Depending on the weather conditions, we have tons of clover all over the garden ,which makes it rather short, while this year the conditions seem to favour tall grasses and flowers. We are letting everything grow this month, but next week its getting mowed to give the shorter plants a chance to get through after the tall grasses have gotten their chance to seed. Clover lawns are neat but imo monocultures are monocultures. If you have the option, just try and let native plants spread around and leave some places for tall plants ❤
I still remember the Clover front lawn we had as a kid . Lying in it and looking for 4 leaf clovers eating clover and the flowers when we let it go to flower . The dog never understood why he was not allowed ,
I have been a Gardner for 40 years in Canada and LAWNS are the hardest to upkeep and maintain. When clover was about to invade my lawn, I considered it a BLESSING! LOVE THE CLOVER GROUND COVER!
I will never understand why people will plant grass and waste water endlessly to force grass to grow where it doesn’t want to. This clover lawn looks awesome.
exactly. people forget about the benefits of native species and how ecosystems work in general. probably called “more eco friendly” solely based on the water usage and nothing else
“Eco friendly” in this case can refer to the low ecologically dangerous impact that a legume like clover has compared to a non-legume ground cover. As a legume, clover benefits from nitrogen fixation that provides the nitrogen component of fertilizer without application of synthetic fertilizer. Nitrogen fertilizers and synthetic fertilizers in general have the dangerous ecological impact of contributing to eutrophication, algal blooms, and overall ecological imbalance. Legumes essentially help to counteract this. Also, white clover and red clover are considered to have a cosmopolitan distribution, meaning they extend across all or most of the world. Clover is native to Europe and that may be where this homeowner lives, so that wouldn’t indicate an invasive. If this homeowner lives in the USA, it is worth noting that the historical uses of clover include cooking, drying, and eating of clover by Native Americans which indicates that clover became endemic to the region regardless of its ancient roots in Europe.
@@michaelpettineo1328 sure in a bio diverse environment or crop rotation it works like that but just guess what clover gives nitrogen to the soil and it takes away other nutrients it doesn’t give back just like every other plant just because you don’t have to apply nitrogen doesn’t mean no applications in a zero diversity environment like this that’s why intercropping agriculture and lawn blends exist any forced purity is unnatural and damaging
@@gwen878 they also fail to realize that water usage is as important as size of the humidity zone the plant creates the bigger the zone the more water doesn’t evaporate into the atmosphere and is returned to aquifers I love it when people tell me how it’s ok Astro turf sucks in the heat but it’s ok because it’s saving the planet when in reality there just insuring any rain they get won’t be properly absorbed Also why do they think it is clover can survive better in low water environments is it because they help win there natural territory war by decreasing the amount of water available in the soil with there structure by reducing the insulation value they provide the soil pulling moisture up from the aquifer instead of pushing moisture down with soil humidity
I overseeded my grass with "micro clover". Filled in areas great at first, but then grew faster and taller than the grass. Mowing was a nightmare due to the moisture retained in clover year round. The clover patches were "too lush" and created a cool, moist under canopy for more insects than Im used to. After 2 years of clover in about 30% of my lawn.. I had to kill it off. It is great for doing an entire area in clover if you want it pasture-like and dont need it manicured. Not a good choice mixed with grass in an area (like with an HOA) needing to stay manicured.
Moss is another amazing grass substitute for lawns. You NEVER have to mow a moss lawn since they only grow a few inches tall and just continue to grow out and spread. It will hardly ever need water and even if it completely dries out, you give moss a bit of water again and it will come back to life.
Since I was a little kid I’ve wanted a clover lawn, and I stand by that to this day. Only thing standing in my way will be the cost of getting a house in order to have that lawn, but someday I’ll make it happen!!
Me and my partner can never agree on this topic, he wants a clover lawn, I want a grass lawn. I can never imagine having that "fairy garden" lawn, I just can't deal with it. I run a lawn mowing business for crying out loud. I'm proud of my work and it's the one thing that always brings me peace of mind. There's just not enough clients to fill that lawn shaped hole in my soul sometimes. But hey, I'm sure we'll compromise and have like a eco driveway dealy with the clovers he wants. Anyway, I just thought it was coincidental that this would show up, out of the blue, on my fyp a few hours after talking about it. I hope you have a nice day and enjoy your strangely clover shaped grass lawn.
We used to have this in our garden. The big problem we faced was that wild grass was always appearing in it and messing it up. We eventally gave up the fight and now we have a lawn of wild grass instead :))
Another good alternative to grass is creeping thyme (drought tolerant and purple flowers) and a variety of mosses. Unfortunately, these and clovers are more expensive than typical lawns.
That pattern with the clovers growing incide the cement is so nostalgic to me in the house that I grew up we had a parking lot type of thing at the side of our house and I loved to play there once in a while I still visit that place because it really really close to my english course (or smthn or call idk what to call it it's just like school but for like 2 hours and you only do english lessons)
My rabbits LOVE clover and would have a ball on your clover lawn!!! My garden is a mix of grass, clover and lot of dandelions for the rabbits, I frequently harvest all 3 for food for the rabbits but will definitely aim to spread the clover and reduce the grass after seeing this. I must look amazing when it flowers
@@FRY524 fact, clover isn't anywhere near as durable as grass. Yes it'll bounce back. But continously walking over it will inevitably kill it. Whilst grass is strong enough to withhold high traffic areas. Hence why grass is used in so many places 😉
I just love the look of clover; it's so soft and plush and, I bet feels lovely between naked toes! Am determined someday to invest in this gorgeous lawn alternative.
So lovely! I’ve been talking to my husband for a couple years about doing this to our front yard. Seeing this video just convinces me it needs to happen. Our yard is surrounded by a rock wall and doesn’t connect to any other part of our yard or the neighbor’s yard, so it should be well contained. My husband hates mowing the front because of the slope and the rock wall, so I think it will be perfect.
Clover is already super eco friendly and blooms in white and pink flowers. Dandelions have a habit of killing plants around them with their roots, so that’s a bit harder to use unless you don’t care about your garden. They’re going for a specific look and clover is fantastic for it! (Plus you can still walk on it and put a blanket on top without feeling uncomfy)
@@RowanWolf22 Unfortunately a lot of people are still dandelionphobic in current year, but this just comes from the bigotry and prejudice of the past. These days it's very popular to get dandelion treatments from lawn service companies such as Truegreen and Royco.
Dandelions are poor food for bees and they will kill other plants with their roots, they will spread very far and ruin other peoples hard maintained gardens. They are an invasive plant not native to America. And again, nutritionally they are an inferior food source for bees compared to most other plants. Dandelions are also a prime target for aphids which can easily become established on them and spread to the rest of your area, some ants also farm aphids and if these ant colonies become too successful they will kill a lot of beneficial insects and remove them from a large area around the colony. In europe dandelions are treated as an invasive weed because that's what they basically are.
Tbh it makes me get why we use the grasses we do for lawns. Especially Bermuda. When you mow that with a cylinder it’s like perfect carpet. The clover is a bit of a mess after mowing
The downside with just doing clover is it’s a single organism for the whole yard, yes much better than just grass, but blending up different species allows for great biodiversity thus making the lawn even healthier. Still looks amazing. Also folks if you like this, Look up Dwarf Baby Tears
@@wirehunter86 There are clover variants that produce little to no flowers and the few that pop up can be removed by mowing! Bees are only attracted to the flowers so it isn’t a problem if you get the right variant and mow it regularly :)
My whole back yard is covered with this and sometimes tiny pink and white flowers will bloom and it’s so beautiful. So when my dad cuts the grass it’s such a sad thing to watch 😭
Also the clover is easy to cut with a gasless push mower like that. as someone who used to mow 2/3 of an acre with one of those I can say that is a blessing.
I have a big backyard and clovers cover up a good 60-70%. They are soft and the ground (in my opinion) feels cooler. Nothing like being able to walk or run barefoot on a nice lawn
I’d want a moss lawn, the springy type of moss too, I remember when I was little there was this enormous patch of moss big enough for an adult to use as a bed and it was so thick that it genuinely felt like a springboard when I’d jump on it so I used it like a natural trampoline
I worked in lawncare where ppl would pay over 200$ to have theor lawn fertilizied and have these clover leaf weeds removed along with other weeds, the whole yard being clover is pretty cool, looks really soft on the toes hahaa
Omgggg this is such a good idea, never occurred to me you could fill a lawn with something other than grass. If I ever have a lawn I'm gonna do something like this.
Clover is great. I have a mixed grass, clover, and dandelion lawn. Clover fixes nitrogen, dandelion brings up deep minerals, and grass maintains a strong turf for kid foot traffic.
I always thought it was funny that the only people that usually want a clover “lawn” are cat lovers and those are the only people that really should never get one lol
Clover is one of the first sources of clover flowers for our bees. Keep the bee population healthy and alive. Btw:. Even with a gas mower the clover and flowers come back up until their season is over, then other sources of pollen laden flowers are abundant during summer. Polinators appreciate the boost. 🦋🐝🐞🌺🥀🌹
Ok, two questions: I've never used a mower like that before, what happens to the mowed clover, like does it stay on the ground or decay? If you have kids running around and playing football, is it a suitable ground surface that won't get destroyed? My grass struggles to grow with it constantly being kicked up all the time.
Longer video answering all your clover questions on our channel!
How can u make/get a clover lawn
@@Itz_BunnyzGood question. It’s not like you can get a selective herbicide to only kill the grass and other weeds. Practically all of the selective herbicides will target clovers
@@Itz_Bunnyz my wife bought a huge sack of clover seeds to do our lawn. Followed the instructions and 4 weeks later I'm still cutting the grass. No idea how to get a clover lawn either
It's a REEL mower. Also eco friendly is a fake claim
Do your neighbours complain of clover in their grass? 🤔
I never knew I wanted a clover lawn until now 🍀 ☘️
Do your due diligence because most, if not all widely available clover species (white,red, micro…) are NOT native to North America and will in fact harm native plant species by choking them out.
Same here lol
Same!
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When that blooms, on a hot day the yard smells like honey and the air vibrates from all of the happy bees working.
How? There's no flower?
@@GuitarGuy650 😂 you can't be serious right now?
@@GuitarGuy650 Clovers have flowers. These ones don't, yes, but they will eventually. The flowers are tiny, but the bees absolutely love them
@@nom3nnescio Maybe they don't have clover where they live
@@GuitarGuy650 they flower once the plant matures, most plants have to be mature before they can flower.
Once the clover matures, it'll flower all summer.
Clover is also a nitrogen fixer. Pulls nitrogen from air and deposits into ground. Also a good host for fungi
@Kim Jong-il great explanation👍🏻
@@kimjongil4real your the real MVP. Explained what I was trying to say when I was having a brain fart.
@@wallraven55ever heard of the nitrogen cycle?
Most grass fixes it’s own nitrogen
I don't like fungi
Plus, there might be a few leprechauns in there 🍀 Warn them before mowing! 🏃
Ummmm shamrocks have 3 leaves bruh
the cutest comment 🥰
So cute!
@@fleursdesucre9016 I said the same too!
Yes on the wee Leprechaun folk!!
I would be out there looking for four leafed clovers all day…😂
When I taught, on those days where I had to get out of the classroom as fast as possible, and just breath,, I would line my students up and take them to find four clovers. It only took 5 min, and many times we found one. We kept up with them on a math chart, and I sealed them in plastic. I used them to teach many lessons! 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍎 I absolutely love this idea of planting clover!!!!
@@SunshinesART you're one of those teachers I would've loved to have
When I was smaller I would look for them so much. I've found plenty fours, a few fives and even a six!
And you'll never find them unless that's the type of clover that was planted
@@mlapointej that’s not correct. It is a genetic mutation that can happen to any clover, it is an inherent gene (passed from mother to seed) but it can also pop up depending on the PH and temperature of the soil among other things. It’s a common misconception that 4 left clovers aren’t related to there 3 leaf friends but they are just a slight mutation :)
Make sure you are using a native species and understand that in the off season you may have patches of dirt exposed due to areas dying
They are using white dutch clover, a "naturalized" species, and patches of dirt wont be exposed since they've developed such a thick mat of it. Regardless, the only native species of clover we have here in the US grow much taller than this.
Captain doesn't know wtf he's talking about
@@MachPotatoinvasives cannot really be naturalized
@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer white clover is one of the most naturalized foreign species in north america
@@oldtimetinfoilhatweareryes they can. It just means that they’ve become integrated into the food web
And let us not forget that for people with small children that might be running barefoot across the lawn, there are never any stiff straws of grass that’ll hurt their little feet.
Plus clover stays green long after the grass goes brown during a drought.
Clover is a very good choice.
But you have to tell kids to be careful and watch out not to step onto bees and wasps that sit in the blossoms. They love the nectar of blooming clover
#my.dog.stepped.on.a.bee🥴😂
yeah but i think bee stings are a helluva lot worse
@@rondull105 you can mow it more often during blooming season to cut of the blossoms!
But clover lawns probably aren't a good choice when you have small children that play on it anyway as it's less durable than grass.
@@Caeilia it's pretty durable, and drought tolerant.
Our natural lawn has tons of clover and I love it. Where the grass was killed by the previous residents, clover has self seeded and it feels soooooo luxurious! More people should show clover. 🍀
Clovers are an invasive weed, they kill other plants.
Except clover Is actually Invasive so I would rather grow a flower lawn
@@3lectr1c.ang3ll EXACTLY
@@3lectr1c.ang3ll yeah, I just commented that clover is an invasive weed and it’s extremely problematic to have a Cloverlawn for multiple reasons, but two words invasive and weed should tell you everything you need to know there’s a reason why people try to eradicate clover patches in their lawns. Yeah it’s cute it’s pretty it’s soft when it’s growing in the wild in an appropriate overall ecosystem that can keep it in. check in where it’s intended to grow. It’s just not, a viable or appropriate option for residential lawns for several reasons, and most places wouldn’t even permit you to have a Cloverlawn. I mean happy about that. It would start taking over their lawns as well flowerbeds, gardens, everything
@@jordanalandry1866 Cuz lawn grass isn't a weed and doesn't take over planters and flower beds?
I've been using clover and love it. I only mow when it begins flowering like crazy and fills with butterflies and honeybees. I have tiny kids running around and it's better to not have them step on one. The flowers usually come right back in a week or so and in the meantime, the bees work the flowers in the bed.
I live in georgia and have never seen a clover flower, where are you from?
nevermind I just searched up clovers in georgia and I have them flowers everywhere, had no idea they were clovers though
@@cherpsy3770 Virginia. Yeah once you know them you know them.
@@cherpsy3770 Just did the same, I guess I have seen plenty of clover flowers around NC as well haha
The bees don't move when I mow and makes it impossible unless I just chop them all up
How much you wanna bet this wouldn't be HOA approved? They have something to say about anything n everything.
Hi, I'm not an USA citizen. Could you explain what is HOA?
@@anglinst HOA is a Home Owners Association.
It’s a neighborhood group that has rules for houses in the neighborhood (things like how often the lawn must be mowed or house repainted) they also have the ability to issue fines if you don’t follow the rules. The goal is technically to keep the property value in the neighborhood up by making sure everyone takes care of their house but a lot of the time the people in charge of the HOA are on a power trip and fine or don’t allow stupid things. Not every neighborhood has an HOA though
@@jaya9936 thank you!
I don't think HOA are very common in Portugal or Europe in general.
We have condominium fees to pay for cleanup or overall maintenance of shared parts of a building, like elevator, pool, stairs.
Or sometimes in private closed condominiums ( like a small private neighborhood) there are adicional fees because of road, sewers, gardening maintenance, sometimes security etc. In those small private neighborhoods i guess it might be considered a HOA by definition. But i don't think there are rules about how often or what to plant in a lawn. That seems crazy!
These private neighborhoods have people living in there that have a lot of money so it's not a problem ever. And everyone wants it well maintained and pretty. Normally these people want to live in a quiet neighborhood that is closed off from the general public for security reasons. But again there aren't any rules about what you can have planted in your house or anything like that.(that I'm aware of)
Unless of course for example a tree's roots is actually destroying a neighbors house. But that is normally a problem for the local government. (in public normal neighborhoods) you call them and they do make you take down the tree if it's endangering a neighbor or destroying something.
Other than privately owned spaces it seems weird to me for anyone to control what you do in your own house and garden.
Lawns seem to me like a cultural USA thing.
You don't see a house with a big patch of grass in front of it in Europe.
You normally see a garden (with grass, flowers, bushes, trees).
And if it's not be super well kept it's fine nobody cares (unless it's a jungle in there)
And normally houses with well kept gardens are from people with more money.
Medium/lower class people don't normally have a big garden, just some small squares with some bushes or fruit trees.
And here i think we try to have some more native plants and vegetables/fruits. Than just grass.
@@anglinst
If you've never heard or lived in an HOA you're a lucky one. HOA stands for 'Home Owner's Association.' They make and enforce rules and guidelines for all the home owner's in their subdivision. That means you can't do thing's on your own home and property without prior approval from the HOA board. This means you can't paint your house, add shrubs or trees or hang flags or even have lawn furniture without approval from the board. They're designed so that all the houses pretty much looks alike. It's suppose to protect property values and to make sure no one deviates from the rules or let's their property look bad. This also means they can ticket and fine you for your lawn not being cut or for dead grass. Mind you, when you live in these HOA you also pay a monthly home owner's dues or fees which can run anywhere from $30.00 to hundreds of dollars a month. Some people like this for their neighborhood some don't. Where are you located?
For those wanting to do this for an eco friendly "grass alternative" in the United States, please remember that clover is not native and is equally invasive as grass. Please look into your local native plants.
Native plants...yeah. stares ominously at cacti, now no one will ever dare to step on my lawn ever again.
@@XanderKaine you probably shouldn’t have a lawn if you live in the desert
@@devswell6538 I do its a rock lawn the other native lawn type
@@XanderKaine that's the best lawn for people with allergies and it literally requires zero water!
@@Michael_78 idk man, my pet rock is quite a thirsty lil guy.
Omg imagine tulips in there it would be so fairy like and heart stepping stones
Never seen an all clover lawn except in the field for livestock. It's beautiful. 🍀🍀🍀
Yeah we use clover as a cover crop to care for the soil between plantings of other food crops. But maybe we will use this instead of grass for our lawn!
Important note: clovers are sadly toxic to cats 🙁 so if you have feline friends probably not the best idea
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Damn it :(
Omg. Thank for telling me. I have a cat that likes to eat grass and my neighbors have tons of cats. I'll skip this then.
@@vincentknws obly some types are toxic to cats. And many cats are smart enough to not eat bad things. Just have a little grass for them to eat. I had clover, my cat is fine.
Cats shouldn't be outside anyways.
Mowing that clover lawn with a reel mower brought back nice memories of my grandfather doing same thing in their backyard. Thank you.
Mannnnny years ago, in northern CA, we had a large front yard. It was clover! I LOVED it! There's nothing like walking barefoot on a clover lawn. I got the occasional bee sting but it was worth it. I'm going to look into making my lawn clover this very minute!!! TFS!!!
P.S. And yes, I did hunt for four leaf clovers quite often! Successfully!
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You can also do a mix of grass and clover to get perks of both!
It’s also rich in antioxidants and super healthy to eat. Toxic to cats, though.
@@whengrapespop5728 Yet another reason people shouldn't let their cats outdoors. It's not just catastrophic for the environment, it's dangerous for the cats too :(
@@teamcybr8375 I think in most cases cats understand what to eat and what not to eat, otherwise they would be extinct.
I absolutely LOVE it! It must look magical when it's still sparkling and silvery right after the embrace of a morning mist, just before the sun comes turning these enchantments to vapors and memories.
U must be an author lol, if not u definitely should be😆😆💖💖
@@steph8703 Awww, thank you, steph! For someone who you think should be an author, I'm at a loss for words!
This is the nicest, sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me! Thank you so much! This means everything to me, you've rendered me speechless!
I'm so glad that you and so many others enjoyed the image and atmosphere I've tried to evoke. May peace and love be yours and everyone's 💜💛💜🧡💜💛💜🙂😘🥰💐🌹💐🌹💐🌺⚘️
I love how you write so poetic
@@twentyeight602 Thank you very much! You're the second one to say that to me today. The first was a friend of mine with whom I volunteer! Thank you for telling me this. Could it be this, after science, medicine and music, that I am here for? This that completes me? I'm left to wonder... Thank you, Connor!
U mean sunlight changes them to vapours and memories? Loved ur description tho!
Wow!!!! All of these years I have been preventing clover from my lawn and let me tell ya, it's been a battle!!!! I'm thinking about embracing the clover. It looks awesome.
Please don't they are invasive to north america and brings harm to native plant & insects
Clover feels so good on your feet ☘️🍀☘️🍀💚
Until a bee stings your foot or a snake bites your foot. Both things are attracted to clover. Bees for the clover blossoms and snakes seem to like basking in clover. Not to mention clover stains your clothing a lot easier than grass.
So does zoysia
Yea
@@xSpaceInvaderhaha 😂 yea
Being in Phoenix I’d much rather have someone do this over rocks BUT these seeds spread like crazy and these things grow EVERYWHERE. A nice green grass lawn is the best. So many benefits to the environment
Never in my life would I had ever thought of a clover lawn I didn't even I've never seen it LOL
you can eat too
I bet this feels so wonderful to walk in barefoot!! ☺️
It is, I had a clover lawn once and it’s soooooo soft
Bee - imma bout to ruin this whole man's career
@@k9lollipop146 Bees aren't on walking level and if you walk through them they just fly off. It's only when you grab them or disturb their hive that you keep them at bay
@@EspeonMistress00 was at the pool and walked over a bee in some grass. stung me good
@@EspeonMistress00 Every single bee that I ever stepped on as a child was in clover. We grew it in patches for our chickens.
I have a small excavating company. I had a customer who I Harley raked a large yard for planting grass and he did the clover and wow. It looks so cool. Especially in his yard back in the woods
it looks so pretty, especially inbetween the patio stone! 😍
I didn't know this was something I needed! 🍀☘️
i planted a clover lawn at my new house two years ago and let any sort of wild grasses that came up between live there. never sowed any grass seed. two years later i have a full thick green lawn with many species of grass and both types of clover everywhere. clover is the elite lawn choice
And it smells fantastic 🥰
It’s just adorable in your little garden!!
I love your clover lawn. Beautiful.
This is so magical
JUST GORGEOUS!
i also have a clover yarn ❤ its grewn on its own and i love it!
Love our clover lawn! It’s just filling in at the moment but we are going back with another bag of seed soon. Highly recommend also
I've mown large patches of clover with a gas mower and it's fine. It is thicker than the grass, especially if you let it grow pretty tall, so it can slow you down a bit. But I love the look and the feel.
had clover growing up, got bit by snakes hiding in the clover so often it was isane. neighbors had normal grass with no snakes.
Bees and critters for sure
That’s so great.looks good,easier to manage,less water,thanks for sharing,it’s food for thought.
Stepping on these must feel so much better than grass ☺️
I'd be afraid to walk on it.
Till all of the spiders climb on your feet, the little ones love to hide under clovers
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Lots of bugs live in them but for the earth it’s way better
I'm afraid it doesn't. There's a ton of it in certain parts of my yard. It's good about hiding puddles and really soft soil and the soil is always uneven there. I cannot stand to feel wet soil so I avoid the area. The grass is much more soft and thick like a carpet. We have a ton of trees around our yard and use a special Kentucky grass that's very soft. Way better than clover.
That's Beautiful, really is n great idea !!..
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Been wanting to do this for a couple years since hearing about this system. I love it!
And better with allergies, I'm allergic to literally every grass and this would be heaven.
You could just choose to not lay in grass lol
@@claytoncallaway6412 you could choose to think critically
@@violetholiday I’ve critically thought about it and decided to be an adult and use a chair instead of laying on the ground
@Clayton Callaway dude I can't mow grass, I can't pet dogs that have been in grass. I don't know where you got laying in grass from but I urge you to think before you comment, like an adult.
@@violetholiday all of that is pretty much negated by wearing long sleeves, pants, and washing your hands
Love to know what is under the hammock.
It LOOKS like a plant trellis piece that is layed in the soil with clover planted in it.
*the bees hiding in the clover*
* you walk to the hammock barefoot*
The bees: “my time to shine”
You could say...a once in a lifetime opportunity 😀
Ehh, bees don’t really go out of their way to sting you. You would have to be a threat to the hive to really have any concerns
*my dog stepped on a bee* 😖
@@GrowinggolfingI’m more concerned about snakes, ticks, and bugs in general
@@GrowinggolfingDoes stepping on them count? Bees may not be lurkin in the clovers to ambush you, but if you step on one by accident then homeboy's gonna be straight pissed about it.
My family’s lawn is mostly local ground cover, I have to say it’s pretty nice to not have to worry about watering and mowing all the time. It’s especially nice to not have to worry about my grass allergy being affected after our lawn is mowed.
We have a good mix of everything in our garden. Depending on the weather conditions, we have tons of clover all over the garden ,which makes it rather short, while this year the conditions seem to favour tall grasses and flowers. We are letting everything grow this month, but next week its getting mowed to give the shorter plants a chance to get through after the tall grasses have gotten their chance to seed.
Clover lawns are neat but imo monocultures are monocultures. If you have the option, just try and let native plants spread around and leave some places for tall plants ❤
I still remember the Clover front lawn we had as a kid . Lying in it and looking for 4 leaf clovers eating clover and the flowers when we let it go to flower . The dog never understood why he was not allowed ,
My great grandmother had a clover lawn. I loved it
I have been a Gardner for 40 years in Canada and LAWNS are the hardest to upkeep and maintain. When clover was about to invade my lawn, I considered it a BLESSING! LOVE THE CLOVER GROUND COVER!
Awesome video. I am in the process of doing ground cover instead of grass too! Love to see more people trying it.
You’ve inspired me to do this for my future home’s lawn❤️
Unless you live in southern California or Florida, don't. It'll be a mud hole in the winter.
They are also a lot easier to grow and stay green in low light areas👍
I will never understand why people will plant grass and waste water endlessly to force grass to grow where it doesn’t want to.
This clover lawn looks awesome.
“More eco friendly” maam most clovers are invasive, and i highly doubt those are native
exactly. people forget about the benefits of native species and how ecosystems work in general. probably called “more eco friendly” solely based on the water usage and nothing else
“Eco friendly” in this case can refer to the low ecologically dangerous impact that a legume like clover has compared to a non-legume ground cover. As a legume, clover benefits from nitrogen fixation that provides the nitrogen component of fertilizer without application of synthetic fertilizer. Nitrogen fertilizers and synthetic fertilizers in general have the dangerous ecological impact of contributing to eutrophication, algal blooms, and overall ecological imbalance. Legumes essentially help to counteract this.
Also, white clover and red clover are considered to have a cosmopolitan distribution, meaning they extend across all or most of the world. Clover is native to Europe and that may be where this homeowner lives, so that wouldn’t indicate an invasive. If this homeowner lives in the USA, it is worth noting that the historical uses of clover include cooking, drying, and eating of clover by Native Americans which indicates that clover became endemic to the region regardless of its ancient roots in Europe.
Yes because grass is much better right you dingleberry? What a stupid useless comment.💀
@@michaelpettineo1328 sure in a bio diverse environment or crop rotation it works like that but just guess what clover gives nitrogen to the soil and it takes away other nutrients it doesn’t give back just like every other plant just because you don’t have to apply nitrogen doesn’t mean no applications in a zero diversity environment like this that’s why intercropping agriculture and lawn blends exist any forced purity is unnatural and damaging
@@gwen878 they also fail to realize that water usage is as important as size of the humidity zone the plant creates the bigger the zone the more water doesn’t evaporate into the atmosphere and is returned to aquifers I love it when people tell me how it’s ok Astro turf sucks in the heat but it’s ok because it’s saving the planet when in reality there just insuring any rain they get won’t be properly absorbed
Also why do they think it is clover can survive better in low water environments is it because they help win there natural territory war by decreasing the amount of water available in the soil with there structure by reducing the insulation value they provide the soil pulling moisture up from the aquifer instead of pushing moisture down with soil humidity
Prolly smells amazing too. Love this!
I overseeded my grass with "micro clover". Filled in areas great at first, but then grew faster and taller than the grass. Mowing was a nightmare due to the moisture retained in clover year round. The clover patches were "too lush" and created a cool, moist under canopy for more insects than Im used to. After 2 years of clover in about 30% of my lawn.. I had to kill it off. It is great for doing an entire area in clover if you want it pasture-like and dont need it manicured. Not a good choice mixed with grass in an area (like with an HOA) needing to stay manicured.
Moss is another amazing grass substitute for lawns. You NEVER have to mow a moss lawn since they only grow a few inches tall and just continue to grow out and spread. It will hardly ever need water and even if it completely dries out, you give moss a bit of water again and it will come back to life.
You need a very specific climate for that though, high humidity and not too intense light
Horrible
Since I was a little kid I’ve wanted a clover lawn, and I stand by that to this day. Only thing standing in my way will be the cost of getting a house in order to have that lawn, but someday I’ll make it happen!!
Just move to a small town in Michigan and get yourself a house for $45,000 very affordable
Get a small pot and fill it with clover!
I feel you there. 🫠
I wish you luck I'm doing a serious struggle to keep from losing mine.
I've always wanted a clover lawn. Love yours.❤
Please don't they are invasive to north america and brings harm to native plant & insects
Looks soft and spongy to lay on too. Also bonus bunnies love to nibble it
This would be great with those heart shaped leaf ones! The taste like lemon and are a fun little snack
That plant is oxalis, or wood sorrel, does smell and taste nice.
Me and my partner can never agree on this topic, he wants a clover lawn, I want a grass lawn. I can never imagine having that "fairy garden" lawn, I just can't deal with it. I run a lawn mowing business for crying out loud. I'm proud of my work and it's the one thing that always brings me peace of mind. There's just not enough clients to fill that lawn shaped hole in my soul sometimes. But hey, I'm sure we'll compromise and have like a eco driveway dealy with the clovers he wants. Anyway, I just thought it was coincidental that this would show up, out of the blue, on my fyp a few hours after talking about it. I hope you have a nice day and enjoy your strangely clover shaped grass lawn.
Sjo
I was thinking of sprinkling basil parsley ABD oregano seeds all over my front lawn, would smell amazing
Those don't tolerate mowing.
While culinary herbs generally don’t make good ground cover, it is worth noting that creeping thyme ground cover is well known and definitely used.
We used to have this in our garden. The big problem we faced was that wild grass was always appearing in it and messing it up. We eventally gave up the fight and now we have a lawn of wild grass instead :))
Another good alternative to grass is creeping thyme (drought tolerant and purple flowers) and a variety of mosses. Unfortunately, these and clovers are more expensive than typical lawns.
This Irish girl approves 🥰🥰🥰
@@truckloadofrhymes1how the hell do know that she is not Irish
Same here, where are you from?
This Irishman also approves and Irishman/leprechaun approves
That's beautiful!
That pattern with the clovers growing incide the cement is so nostalgic to me in the house that I grew up we had a parking lot type of thing at the side of our house and I loved to play there once in a while I still visit that place because it really really close to my english course (or smthn or call idk what to call it it's just like school but for like 2 hours and you only do english lessons)
Still loving this yard application 😍
God bless clover lawns
My rabbits LOVE clover and would have a ball on your clover lawn!!! My garden is a mix of grass, clover and lot of dandelions for the rabbits, I frequently harvest all 3 for food for the rabbits but will definitely aim to spread the clover and reduce the grass after seeing this. I must look amazing when it flowers
Honey, that’s exactly the same mower we had back in the 1950’s-1960’s, except it was mainly green painted wood with steel mechanisms at the bottom.
Until you realise clover does not like high traffic areas. So if you walk around your garden a lot, this is not for you.
Though the damage should make more of them 4 leaf clovers
Make paths, issue solved
@@RocketRaccoonIzHot not really. Why would you want paths all over your garden when you could just have Normal grass?
@@FRY524 fact, clover isn't anywhere near as durable as grass. Yes it'll bounce back. But continously walking over it will inevitably kill it. Whilst grass is strong enough to withhold high traffic areas. Hence why grass is used in so many places 😉
@@mikedinni6318No, grass is primarily used because it's considered attractive and it's prolific. Clover is highly variable.
I just love the look of clover; it's so soft and plush and, I bet feels lovely between naked toes! Am determined someday to invest in this gorgeous lawn alternative.
So lovely! I’ve been talking to my husband for a couple years about doing this to our front yard. Seeing this video just convinces me it needs to happen. Our yard is surrounded by a rock wall and doesn’t connect to any other part of our yard or the neighbor’s yard, so it should be well contained. My husband hates mowing the front because of the slope and the rock wall, so I think it will be perfect.
You should sew dandelion seeds. They're very eco friendly because they attract bees and have beautiful yellow colored flowers.
Clover is already super eco friendly and blooms in white and pink flowers. Dandelions have a habit of killing plants around them with their roots, so that’s a bit harder to use unless you don’t care about your garden. They’re going for a specific look and clover is fantastic for it! (Plus you can still walk on it and put a blanket on top without feeling uncomfy)
@@RowanWolf22 Unfortunately a lot of people are still dandelionphobic in current year, but this just comes from the bigotry and prejudice of the past. These days it's very popular to get dandelion treatments from lawn service companies such as Truegreen and Royco.
Dandelions are poor food for bees and they will kill other plants with their roots, they will spread very far and ruin other peoples hard maintained gardens. They are an invasive plant not native to America. And again, nutritionally they are an inferior food source for bees compared to most other plants. Dandelions are also a prime target for aphids which can easily become established on them and spread to the rest of your area, some ants also farm aphids and if these ant colonies become too successful they will kill a lot of beneficial insects and remove them from a large area around the colony. In europe dandelions are treated as an invasive weed because that's what they basically are.
great suggestion, it would also be really cute to have both clover and dandelion. plus you could eat the dandelion greens too!
@@lilly_koii Yes, well said! You can make refreshing tea from dandelions also.
Tbh it makes me get why we use the grasses we do for lawns. Especially Bermuda. When you mow that with a cylinder it’s like perfect carpet. The clover is a bit of a mess after mowing
I love my clover lawn, though it grows much taller that I expected. I cut around the edges to clean it up and leave the centre high so it can flower.
Omg yesss
F the Kentucky blue grass
I want this now
I live in Kentucky. But after seeing this video I feel the same way 💀
@@BILLCIPHER8 hello from Austin! I was in Kentucky last fall and loved the views! But f the grass 😆
@@danniemikeey579 yes we have some beautiful views here! Can't say the same thing about the grass lol
@@BILLCIPHER8 the grass isn’t even native to Kentucky either
The downside with just doing clover is it’s a single organism for the whole yard, yes much better than just grass, but blending up different species allows for great biodiversity thus making the lawn even healthier.
Still looks amazing. Also folks if you like this, Look up Dwarf Baby Tears
I freaking love this!! But I have 3 kids and 2 dogs .......how much abuse can this stuff handle lol
There’s another video about this. She said that durability isn’t a problem at all
I also heard bees love clover, so i dont know if i would want my kids and dogs accidentally getting stung.
@@wirehunter86 There are clover variants that produce little to no flowers and the few that pop up can be removed by mowing! Bees are only attracted to the flowers so it isn’t a problem if you get the right variant and mow it regularly :)
@@rubys111 thats good to know, thanks!
@@wirehunter86 no problem!
My whole back yard is covered with this and sometimes tiny pink and white flowers will bloom and it’s so beautiful. So when my dad cuts the grass it’s such a sad thing to watch 😭
His lawn needs nitrogen
Also the clover is easy to cut with a gasless push mower like that. as someone who used to mow 2/3 of an acre with one of those I can say that is a blessing.
Love your Lawn! What brand is your push mower?
Sandstorm
Darude
I have a big backyard and clovers cover up a good 60-70%. They are soft and the ground (in my opinion) feels cooler. Nothing like being able to walk or run barefoot on a nice lawn
Is it as durable as grass, like can you play in if and not have it get wrecked? Love your videos
Most forms of light play will be fine. Cleats will shred it though. Those smaller children vehicles will as well
It's not nearly as durable, but it's not exactly fragile either
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I’d want a moss lawn, the springy type of moss too, I remember when I was little there was this enormous patch of moss big enough for an adult to use as a bed and it was so thick that it genuinely felt like a springboard when I’d jump on it so I used it like a natural trampoline
I never heard of anyone doing this, but now I want one!!! Hope there are no cows in the neighborhood! 😬
Cows shouldn't be fed straight clover, it causes bloating and discomfort.
Me trying to find a 4 leaf clover
I worked in lawncare where ppl would pay over 200$ to have theor lawn fertilizied and have these clover leaf weeds removed along with other weeds, the whole yard being clover is pretty cool, looks really soft on the toes hahaa
Omgggg this is such a good idea, never occurred to me you could fill a lawn with something other than grass. If I ever have a lawn I'm gonna do something like this.
The clover flowers make my lawn dangerous sooo many bees lol
Clover is great. I have a mixed grass, clover, and dandelion lawn. Clover fixes nitrogen, dandelion brings up deep minerals, and grass maintains a strong turf for kid foot traffic.
I always thought it was funny that the only people that usually want a clover “lawn” are cat lovers and those are the only people that really should never get one lol
Clover is one of the first sources of clover flowers for our bees. Keep the bee population healthy and alive. Btw:. Even with a gas mower the clover and flowers come back up until their season is over, then other sources of pollen laden flowers are abundant during summer. Polinators appreciate the boost. 🦋🐝🐞🌺🥀🌹
Ok, two questions:
I've never used a mower like that before, what happens to the mowed clover, like does it stay on the ground or decay?
If you have kids running around and playing football, is it a suitable ground surface that won't get destroyed? My grass struggles to grow with it constantly being kicked up all the time.
Highly effective if you want to step on a bee like every second day
Please don't do this if clover isn't native to your area 💀
So basically only Ireland?
Most lawn grasses people plant are not native.
I need this Thing in my working range😍so calming😊😊
ohh my god i have never wanted a clover garden so much in my LIFE