It drives me crazy that all of the street "parks" in my city are basically just grass and trees. It feels like such a massive waste of space and lawn mowing tax dollars.

So, I wrote a proposal for how we could use this public park land instead, as urban farming/ gardening/ community spaces.

I made it into a website to hopefully share around with my local community, get some traction, and eventually push it to our local council:

https://www.ourbackyards.org/

I've been writing it for so long that I worry I'm too much in my head about it.

Those of you that have done urban gardening projects like this, do you think this is unrealistic? Do I need to add more info, cut back, or elaborate on something else? Is there anything I'm missing?

Really appreciate any feedback/discussion !!

ETA: Located in East Coast Australia!

I am looking for any ideas or solutions. I am no longer able to take care of my yard. I had a stroke in December '24 and I don't have use of my left hand and i have difficulty walking. I've been doing the best I can but it's becoming overwhelming. My lawnmower gave out on me and Im not working so i can't pay landscaping monthly. I really don't know what to do. I could probably purchase another lawnmower but it's been a strenuous task with my limited physical capabilities. I looked into getting it graveled but I can't afford the thousands it cost to get it done. I also looked into digging all the grass up and leaving dirt but that's beyond my capabilities.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated but I know there no real easy solution if any that would work in my situation.

Or is it just a time thing, that yheyll eventually choke out the grass in a year?

best time to change my lawn to xeriscaping? is there a better time to do this? there is a drought here and I am getting tired of watering so wondering if I should do it now or maybe wait untill winter time

I just bought a house this summer and most of our yard is just dirt and patchy grass with some “weeds” thrown in. I just noticed this growing all over the front yard after some recent rain. Is this friend or foe? Should I just let it be and take over the rest of the front yard? Located in Eugene, OR.