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Beautifully illustrated poster shows hands ripping a lawn away and revealing rich diversity of plants. Text: FUCK LAWNS If nothing is eating your plants, then your garden is not part of the ecosystem. Hoes over Mows Biodiversify No Mow No more monoculture Lawn coupled with indigenous plants provides habitat for animals - from birds to insects and everything in between. Native grasses, edible plants, mosses, shrubs, prairies, creeping groundcover, wildflowers. In 17th century England, highly manicured lawn emerged as a symbol of control, dominance and status among the estates of the ruling class. Each year people spend over $30 billion on lawns, which consume 30-60% of urban freshwater supplies. Over 30000000 kilos of chemical fertilisers are dumped annually on US lawns alone.