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will a lawn of strawberry clover legume invade neighbor's lawn?

18 years ago

In my 80x70 yard, i want to completely remove my lawn/grass and plant strawberry clover; this is because i have a large garden pond and dont want to mow the lawn because of all of the frogs and toads.

If i plant clover [a variety which will never grow higher then say 7"], will it spread over to my neighbors lawn. Will it prevent the spread if i make a 16" wide barior separating both of our lawns using a single layer of fieldstone and gravel, so id doesnt spread by rhizome?

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bruceNH
18 years ago
Plant your pond and just stop mowing your lawn, your toads will love ya!
Your neighbors might not love it, sounds cool to me though!
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