Lawn Alternatives in Vermont

Presenter's Name(s)

Phoebe ParonFollow

Conference Year

January 2019

Abstract

Why do individuals in Chittenden County, Vermont choose to have alternatives to lawn alternatives? I set out to answer this question by conducting fifteen semistructured interviews with different people whose yard had grass as a minor component, had a mowing schedule of less than four times per season and or had vegetation exceeding six inches in height. I examined the personal and social components of my participants yard care choices in order to gain a better understanding of why people choose to not have lawns.

Primary Faculty Mentor Name

Clare Ginger

Secondary Mentor Name

Stephanie Hurley, Amy Seidl

Status

Undergraduate

Student College

Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources

Program/Major

Natural Resources

Primary Research Category

Social Sciences

Secondary Research Category

Food & Environment Studies

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Lawn Alternatives in Vermont

Why do individuals in Chittenden County, Vermont choose to have alternatives to lawn alternatives? I set out to answer this question by conducting fifteen semistructured interviews with different people whose yard had grass as a minor component, had a mowing schedule of less than four times per season and or had vegetation exceeding six inches in height. I examined the personal and social components of my participants yard care choices in order to gain a better understanding of why people choose to not have lawns.