many modern day homes have got a lawn and a garden built in as standard but up until the 19th century
that wasn't always the case and in this video we're going to be taking a look at how the lawn
moved through the european regions into north america through Canada and became a stately part
of our day-to-day lives the lawn appears to have originated in Europe with the middle english word
laund originally referred to as a glade or opening in the woods some of the earliest lawns were the
grasslands around medieval castles in France and Britain these were kept clear of trees so that
guards had an unobstructed view of approaching or perhaps hostile attackers moving into the 16th
century lawns were deliberately cultivated by the wealthy class in France and Britain and were often
used as a display of stature to someone's wealth moving into the 17th century the lawns of large
and wealthy landowners were starting to be cut short this was a very manual process and in order
to keep a short lawn it involved lots of manual labour and as such was an equally high display of
stature and wealth so how did the lawn make its way out of Europe and England into north america
at this point there were migrants traveling and they took seeds with them from native european
plants just as in Europe in america only the wealthy had the time and the money to create
such a well-maintained appearance in the lawn over time the lawns became more and more popular
especially with the invention of the lawnmower the next evolution of the lawn was regards to lawn
bowling and lawn games another european import into america was golf and golf played a similar
role golf started to open the doors to more and more outdoor spaces that were well maintained
and had a huge influx of players playing the sport it also led rise to the usga which is the u.s
golf association which even today pioneers many of the basic principles for great looking lawn
moving to the 19th century with the rise of more and more buildings in city spaces
the residents of those places wanted more greener areas this led to the rise of the term parks
and in these parks were open and green spaces after the rise of parks these green spaces moved
from the city spaces into the domestic setting and people's front and back lawn the lawn was born
as a desire for these open green spaces moved into the domestic market the rise of such key
inventions like pesticides and weed-free grass seeds became available to the domestic consumer
the standard of lawns has dramatically improved with more and more machinery being available
to the homeowner such as rotary lawn mowers cylinder lawn mowers ride on lawn mowers etc
so what is the benefits of having a lawn a lawn in a domestic setting is a place to relax it can be
a place to play with children and also additional plant space can release oxygen into the atmosphere
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