freedom lawn
n.— «Sherri Evans…recommends planting “prairie patches and woodland niches” in addition to perennialground covers to create a “freedom lawn”—a new landscape notion that is more environmentally friendly and views the lawn as a green space in an interconnected ecological system.» —by Thomas G. Barnes Gardening for the Birds Feb. 1, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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