WTF Fun Fact – Lawns As A Status Symbol

Seventeenth-century English aristocrats planted grass on the most visible parts of their properties so people would know they were wealthy enough to “waste” the land by not using it for crops. This is the beginning of lawns as a status symbol. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Grassy lawns should not be mandatory. (strongtowns.org)


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