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...life. But in Las Vegas and other communities, the ground is quite literally, if slowly, shifting. Whether because of water restrictions, an increased concern about pesticides or simply a backlash against the unending labor required to keep lawns pruned to perfection, more homeowners are questioning whether the grass's being greener is necessarily a good thing...
...Jane and Peter Gillespie pocketed $1,000 for reducing their lawn by more than half, to 2,000 sq. ft., and are looking forward to decreased water bills. But both say they would have relandscaped for aesthetic reasons even without the financial incentive. Though they left some patches of grass, today they look out on a landscape of desert flowers and plants. The onset of summer may have other gardeners pouncing on brown areas with water and fertilizer, but the Gillespies' garden requires little additional sustenance. Since Las Vegas launched its water-conservation program in 1998, 3 million...
...advocates is Gordon Geballe, associate dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University and co-author of the 1993 book Redesigning the American Lawn, which is being reprinted in an updated version this month. Geballe in his book criticizes the "industrial lawn," composed only of grass and expunged of any extant weeds. He advocates the "freedom lawn," which allows a diversity of plants to crop up naturally. Since 1993, Geballe says he has witnessed an increased willingness to let lawns grow wild, as well as a greater appreciation of regional differences. "People are realizing that...
...quiet contemplation about it that comes as much from the actions of the story as from the portrayal of those actions. A typical moment goes like this: in the midst of Nathan explaining his mother's deterioration Richard bends over, saying, "Nathan..." Grabbing a blob in the grass, he continues saying, "...you dropped a sock." Nathan, with laundry basket in hand, takes the sock and says, "Thanks." This seemingly pointless, interfering sequence could be mistaken for a waste of three panels. But really it's a gift; an act of artistic generosity...
...impressive since the drubbing of 1997. Former Chancellor Ken Clarke, now a backbencher and probably the country's most popular Tory, would be the obvious choice. Yet he remains a committed pro-European in a party that is deeply Euro-skeptic. Shadow home secretary Ann Widdecombe may galvanize the grass roots, but she is on the right of a party already criticized for moving too far in that direction. Other possible contenders, such as shadow defence secretary Iain Duncan Smith, a former soldier, are relatively unknown to voters at large...