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Criminalt posted...

I'm actually making a note of this. I like the sound of it.

The only major considerations are that it isn't hardy enough to stand up to really high traffic (though, really, grass suffers for that too), and if the whole lawn is clover instead of a mix, you may need to reseed parts of it every few years. That, and you may need the occasional mow if you don't want the flowers or want to get rid of them more quickly after they wilt, but that happens much less frequently than for grass. Clover lawns are very much growing in popularity these days because they're just so much more reasonable to use as ground cover than grass. Sedum is another option that's getting more popular (also low-water, zero-maintenance, similar look), but it's less ideal because it doesn't stand up well to foot traffic (it's a succulent and breaks easily, though the broken bits will root just as easily so it recovers pretty quickly).

Plenty of landscaping companies also offer their own blends of ground cover that will work for different lawn needs. If you're interested in alternatives, it's worthwhile to shop around. There are so many better things you can do than grass, and enough growing demand for those options that suppliers are responding.

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