8 easy ways to make your lawn more eco-friendly

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Interest in alternative lawns has been slow to catch on in New England. But that's starting to change. Several tweaks can make a difference.

Lawns cover about 40 million acres of the United States. Changing them up, even a bit, could have a vast impact.1. Set your mower blade higher

That"putting green" look with two-inch grass leaves little room for insect life, and also means you'll have to mow and water it more. Uli Lorimer, director of horticulture at the Native Plant Trust, recommends setting the mower blade as high as possible.When you mow your lawn, don't rake up the lawn clippings."Every time you mow the lawn and you let those clippings stay on the lawn, you're basically fertilizing your lawn with the clipped clover," said Lorimer.

 

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