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njbiology

Substitute for lawn that grows SHORTER then clover??

njbiology
18 years ago

In my yard, i want to completely remove my lawn/grass because i have a very large garden pond and dont want to mow the lawn because of all of the frogs and toads; when you mow, sometimes some toads get cut up no matter how careful.

I know that white and strawberry clover gets 12"+ if not mowed, so that it too tall. I need something that will not get taller then 6-7" and hopefully wont cause a problem by spreading to the neighbor's lawn if i make a 2 foot barior between our lawns.

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