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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5535/A16.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Americans Ideas About Their Lawns Are Changing' data-article-id='6099'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8646'>A green area of grass called a lawn has been popular in American yards for a long time. </span> <span data-start-time='8646' data-end-time='17000'>But a growing number of gardeners and homeowners now consider the lawn as something that belongs in the past.</span> <span data-start-time='17000' data-end-time='30688'>Dennis Liu of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation in Durham, North Carolina, said “America is unique in its fixation on the monoculture lawn.” </span> <span data-start-time='30688' data-end-time='36521'>Monoculture is a term that means growing only one species.</span> <span data-start-time='36521' data-end-time='49896'>Now, drought, falling insect populations and other environmental issues could show the need for more kinds of plants in spaces large and small.</span> <span data-start-time='49896' data-end-time='53771'>Some cities are taking steps against lawns. </span> <span data-start-time='53771' data-end-time='61208'>Las Vegas, for example, is banning all grass lawns and requiring their removal.</span> <span data-start-time='61208' data-end-time='69042'>The city has struggled with water scarcity, an issue that is likely to become worse in the coming years.</span> <span data-start-time='69042' data-end-time='75042'>Other cities are handing out lawn signs with “healthy yard” written on them. </span> <span data-start-time='75042' data-end-time='83479'>The idea is to encourage homeowners who do not use lawn chemicals or cut their grass less often. </span> <span data-start-time='83479' data-end-time='93646'>Many towns are making rules about common tools like gas-powered leaf blowers and mowers, mostly because of noise.</span> <span data-start-time='93646' data-end-time='99958'>In parts of the U.S., people are experimenting with more “eco-friendly” lawns. </span> <span data-start-time='99958' data-end-time='106333'>They are planting seed mixes with native grasses that do not need as much water.</span> <span data-start-time='106333' data-end-time='115979'>Others are cutting the grass in their lawns less and letting old plant enemies such as dandelions and clover grow. </span> <span data-start-time='115979' data-end-time='128208'>Still others are trying to replace lawns, completely or bit by bit, with garden beds that are friendly for important insects such as bees.</span> 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