A brief history lesson: Lawns originated as symbols of wealth in royal and la-di-da circles in seventeenth century Europe. What better way to show off your wealth, the toffs thought, than to use some of your vast land holdings for a purpose other than producing food? Besides, lawns showed off castles to better advantage than wooded areas — the medieval version of curb appeal.
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