3. (1) The American ideal of a lush green lawn is borrowed from England, where the cool, misty climate makes it easy to grow grass. (2) In America, however, lawns are an energy-intensive, wasteful and nonproductive form of landscaping (3) To begin
with achieving a picture-perfect lawn requires gallons of expensive fertilizer and hazardous pesticides that pollute
groundwater and run off into lakes and rivers. (4) In addition, lawn owners often exterminate the insects, moles, and gophers
that play a part in the balance of nature. (5) Equally destructive is the constant watering lawns require, often where water is a
limited resource. (6) Finally, the lawn must be mowed on a regular basis to give it that green carpet effect, requiring endless
output of human and mechanical energy. (7) After all the labor and expense, the final result is a flat carpet that lacks
interesting features, Wildlife, or edible produce.
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