One boomer was remarking about the rabbits and squirrels in their yard. The rabbits are there because we no longer have foxes because the boomers poison their yards. The squirrels are a food source for our at-risk birds of prey, while their ecological role spreading plant seeds adds to biodiversity and landscape regeneration in important ways. She called them "vile little creatures" and wished there was a way to kill them all.

The other's yard was 90% dedicated to Kentucky bluegrass. Purely ornamental, green concrete that's too poisonous for the rabbits to eat despite their effort. When I arrived she was pulling clover out of the only garden bed. When I left an hour later, she was still pulling cover out and asked if I could spray the bed with glyphosate to kill them. I said she might want to keep that species because it's important for pollinators and adds to the health of the soil for her other flowers. She opted for a $150 glyphosate treatment which makes the ground carcinogenic and takes two weeks to work.

I fucking hate these people. I hate their settler-colonialism toward nature, their sociopathic need for domination, and their utter tastelessness once they've achieved that domination at the expense of every other species that once lived in that yard. In this desert these deranged freaks will spend thousands of dollars per year to preserve their lawns. The violence behind their bullshit community fetish is only ignored because their neighbours are worse.

    • SaniFlush [any, any]
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      2 years ago

      Dandelion is imported from Europe. Try picking out some native wildflowers, the grazing animals can't get enough of it.

    • happybadger [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      One of the reasons I was called out to both lawns was to spray 2,4-D across their entire lawn to kill any broadleaf plant. These people inspect their yards for weeds and call in like hungry ghosts if god forbid a dandelion supports pollinators while bringing subsurface minerals to their turf. When I see their neighbours' lawns full of dandelions though, lol they aren't my customer hell yeah keep truckin'.

      • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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        2 years ago

        The dandelions and clover next door are your job security. You know they're going to seed your clients' lawn year in and year out.