The Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWhy don't Americans plant trees and bushes of stuff that they can eat in their houses instead of having useless grass?message-squaremessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1228
arrow-up1228message-squareWhy don't Americans plant trees and bushes of stuff that they can eat in their houses instead of having useless grass?The Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square82fedilink
minus-squareGlobal_Liberty@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 day agoThe answer is they were a wealthy European concept brought to the colonies as a status symbol. They are still associated with wealthier people which raises property values, so are enshrined in local ordinances and HOA rules.
The answer is they were a wealthy European concept brought to the colonies as a status symbol. They are still associated with wealthier people which raises property values, so are enshrined in local ordinances and HOA rules.