What is Lawn?
[[File:Novice garden.jpg|thumb|250px|A typical lawn]] [[File:Sprinkler04.jpg|thumb|250px|A lawn sprinkler]] [[File:StripedLawn.jpg|thumb|250px|A striped lawn]] A '''lawn''' is an area of land planted with [[grass]], and sometimes [[clover]] and other plants. Lawns are cut to a low, even height using a [[lawnmower]]. Lawns are used for [[Aesthetics|aesthetic]] (for their beauty) and [[recreation]]al purposes. Other words used to describe them are turf, [[pitch]], [[field]] or [[Golf course|green]] may be used, depending on the sport and the [[continent]]. They are often found around buildings, making them a type of [[Yard (land)|yard]]. Lawns are generally composed only of grass species, subject to [https://lawncareguides.com/how-to-get-rid-of-weeds-in-lawn/ weed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112014624/https://lawncareguides.com/how-to-get-rid-of-weeds-in-lawn/ |date=2022-01-12 }} and [[pest control]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=How to control pests in your lawn|url=https://www.pest-control-services.org.uk/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-23|website=www.pest-control-services.org.uk}}</ref> maintained in green colour,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Basics of Lawn Maintenance|url=https://www.artificialpitchmaintenance.co.uk/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-23|website=www.artificialpitchmaintenance.co.uk}}</ref> and are regularly maintained to ensure an acceptable length. Lawns are used around, apartments, houses, commercial buildings and offices. Approximately 80% of all homes in the United States have grass lawns.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The American Obsession with Lawns|url=https://www.synthetic-grass-installation.co.uk/|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=www.synthetic-grass-installation.co.uk}}</ref> This has resulted in a $40 billion per year industry, with American grass lawns using more water than is used to grow all the [[wheat]] and corn in the United States. In that sense, by water consumption, grass is the United Sta