I’ve heard they’re better for pollinators, are more drought resistant, and are easier to maintain.
It’s hard to see a downside.
Has anyone here made the change? How’d it go?
I’ve heard they’re better for pollinators, are more drought resistant, and are easier to maintain.
It’s hard to see a downside.
Has anyone here made the change? How’d it go?
I didn’t completely replace grass with clover, but instead seeded clover and let the two commingle. it doesn’t grow as tall as grass, doesn’t leave bare patches, is a nitrogen affixer so the rest of the lawn looks even greener without fertilizer, and it attracts pollinators.
The only catch is that it spreads fast, so if you have a vegetable garden you’ll need to work more to keep it out of there. However it’s much easier to pull too.
Pick a type of clover that is native to your region.
I’m in the same boat. I am adding clover seed when I reseed the lawn and encouraging it as much as I can. Using Dutch White, since the native clovers don’t really work as a lawn alternative. However I am growing a native called Springbank Clover but that’s just for fun- I really like clover. I also have Crimson which I use as a green manure and Red clover which is just pretty and fiils in some gaps in the flower bed. Like I said I like clover. The one people are using as a lawn alternative is ‘mini’ clover. As I understand it it’s a hybrid that hasn’t stabilized itself yet and will revert back to whatever it’s parents were (dutch white probably?). So I haven’t bought that yet. It’s kinda pricey. But ya it does sound great. More drought tolerant, has flowers for pollinators, adds nitrogen. I’d love to see it in practice.