“Neat” is one way to describe it. Sterile is also accurate.
For many years, the lawn at Cubbage was untouched by chemicals, but it was also meticulously manicured.
Any good, native species could never get a foothold without having its head lopped off at regular intervals.
Even the clover, which thrived in the sunny front lawn, was damaged by regular mowing.
Little did we know what lay beneath the soil…