@amcooper@toot.cat @redcrew@mstdn.social @ClimateJenny@biodiversity.social Because when you live in a city, it often looks like hell, is what I assumed. Drought-stricken lawn, litter, parked vehicles, etc. It *can* look wonderful, but when gardeners do this they often get hassled by cities because they're planting natives and letting them grow to their true height instead of mowing a lawn.