Lawn Alternatives in Vermont
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
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.