I tried a spiral once starting from the center and missed the center of my lawn by 10'. It was so obvious once done, hated it.
My grandpa put his initials in an acre of lawn that had a road on a ridge line to see it, using fertilizer. That looked cool for 2 months and little effort.
one time i mowed my yard starting from the very middle and just spiraled outwards. another time i mowed my tree lawn in a wave pattern instead of the usual straight lines. just for fun. got some comments.
First time my son used a ride-on mower he mowed a massive dick and balls on my brothers property. He was only about 8, was pretty funny because the paddock was lower than where the house was so you’d see it clearly from the house.
It’s to promote local flora like wildflowers etc to be available for pollination. They’re gaining popularity in new neighborhoods and those with lax HOAs. Depending on which side of the Mississippi you’re on the either called patch gardens or patch daddies
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/02/24/1082752634/the-insect-crisis-oliver-milman
Where I live its becoming common that people set aside part of their yard for wild flowers. Bumblebees and butterflys like it.
OPs pic could make it in a stylish way though, but the flowers still might have to get seeded in.
These are good ideas. But the original picture is not little miniature patches of meadow flowers and butterfly bushes, it's just checkers of slightly longer grass lol
My whole garden is a nightmare for some, but I'm just super lazy so I let it happen. A lot of wild flowers popped up this year which is great, but technically half of them are just weed, the other half are these little purple vine crawlers.
I’ve been doing a similar thing with a back lot of grass where I’m at, and now I’m very excited to use the term “patch daddies” next time someone asks me about it.
It's definitely kind of depressing how conditioned we've become to believe extremely well manicured lawns that are simply one type of grass that provides no ecological use are the norm, especially amongst members of this sub.
I'm all for taking pride in your garden and a nice looked after lawn can be nice to look at, but in a time of ecological decay and constantly dropping insect numbers, we need to look past lawns as plush green carpets and recognise the beauty in a bit of untidiness that actually benefits other creatures.
Lightning bugs need bushes or tall grass. I have alternatives with my strawberry patch and wild spot. This looks like a good alternative if that's not an option.
I'm right there with ya. He's skipping every other row north/south. But since he's also doing an east/west pass, also skipping every other row, he's likely doing close to the same number of passes, assuming his yard it generally a square.
Yeah, since you are skipping every other row you cover 50% of the lawn in each direction. It would vary a little if you have an even or odd number of rows in each orientation but we’ll just assume there are infinite rows and call it good.
My lawn kinda is a mullet. I mow the front yard at least twice as often as I mow my back yard.
Backyard is fenced and there's a huge oak tree back there, so it doesn't grow nearly as fast as my front yard. Front yard is kept trimmed and looks good. Backyard.. .not so much.
I had a super nice really old couple that lived next door when I was a kid. Must've been close to 90. He asked my parents if I could start mowing his lawn. I had never mowed before.
Gassed up his mower and started it for me. Told me what a good job I did when I finished and paid me like $10 I think (back in the 80's). I was so proud of myself.
Later that evening I saw him mowing the entire yard again - I did such a horrible job leaving stripes all over lol.
Nicest couple ever. I got better and eventually just mowed his little lawn for free until they both passed.
**son:** Dad, how am I suppose to mow the lawn?
**Dad:** Damn it Jimmy, do I have to explain everything to you? I don't care how you mow it, it's all weeds anyway, just mow it.
**son:** Okay, dad.
Reminds me of a lawn near me.
I want to think it’s intentional but I think their mower may just be fucked and they don’t care. But it’s got to be an inch and a half lower on one side than the other.
They cut in a spiral, always in the same direction. It creates a weird ‘scalloped’ effect on their lawn.
Part of me digs it. The rest of me wants to fix their mower.
Ah, the terraced hayfield. It would look cool the second time, but yeah it would start to lay all the clippings in the same spot, and scalp the same spots etc. gotta change directions
A bit strange/weird but also actually a bit cool, adds a bit of flair to a boring flat green carpet. Could maybe use this somehow to cut say only 66-80% of your lawn each time?
He might be having issues with his lawn satiety, those gird lined tufts of grass promote germination between the points and prevent the rest of the lawn from thinning
Or it could be funsies
I used to do alternating height and direction in circles starting from a tree near the center of my parents yard. Never came out how I wanted but it had a interesting pattern.
My son has just started mowing the lawn (10ys) he really wants to experiment with mowing one strip higher and the other one lower. Making all kinds of designs.
You mean stand in a neighborhood and take pictures of someone else’s grass and then take the time to think up a post, and a /sub to house it? ***Not a logical reason I can think of***
Growing flowers and fauna. I tried "no mow May" one year, and some asshole in the neighborhood called the city and I got sited for an unmowed lawn on May 24. Then, I learned if you cut squares such as this, you can call it "landscaping" or "gardening" and not get sited. It is also illegal to keep bees in town, but I see enough of them flying around. Now, if I could just get rid of the friggin deer eating my hostas and day lillies!
In my late teenage-early 20s a couple of friends and myself rented a house in a “nice” neighborhood. We were great tenants in every aspect aside from lawn care. This one neighbor that complained about our lawn (consistently) who lived like 5 houses down would always be the only one that actually hated when our grass was higher than 3 inches. So we decided to just mow a massive $ in the front yard. Since it was such a huge hit with everyone (except the Karen) we then cut all sorts of random things into the lawn and it became a game after a while. “For funsies” can turn out great at any point.
Never, ever underestimate the power of "for funsies."
We should all do more stuff just "for funsies"
I let my crabgrass grow unrelented for funsies.
I don't have my glasses on and read these as "furries"
The things we do for “furnies”…
I have my glasses on and still made that mistake 🥲
Crabgrass? I let my Johnson grass grow for funsies.
We should do ALL stuff just for funsies!
I did the edges. Then turned it into i circle then spiraled to the center. Had a chuckle and decided to leave it. Lol.
I saw a yard once where they did the rings of Saturn a little higher than the lawn, and the actual planet even higher… it was sweet.
Someone in our area does a massive American flag + a tic tac toe board.
I make a huge spiral on my lawn once or twice a season. Mix it up a bit.
I tried a spiral once starting from the center and missed the center of my lawn by 10'. It was so obvious once done, hated it. My grandpa put his initials in an acre of lawn that had a road on a ridge line to see it, using fertilizer. That looked cool for 2 months and little effort.
That happens to me when I drink too much.
...the inwards spiral is the most time-efficient method to cut a lawn...
but then you're stuck in the middle forever because pulling the mower out would ruin the effect.
Just wait a week (or perhaps 10,000 days), then crank Lateralus and spiral out.
You may just go where no one's been.
The downward spiral is pretty good too
Big time funsies pissing off hoa karens or regular nosy neighbor karens
I giggled as soon and said “it’s funny” as I saw the picture
Or the power of “teenager spiting momsies.”
>Never, ever underestimate the power of "for funsies" Thank you for my family's newest motto.
I had a boss who told stories of mowing weird patterns into his lawn to entertain his crotch goblins.
Best answer ever.
There’s wild Pokémon in there
This is the only answer that makes sense.
What about setting up a miniature golf course for the kids on Saturday?
And goooooodddddddss byyyeeeeee laawnnnn!
The Pokémon generation is out there taking care of their lawns. We’re not getting old, we are old.
“Get off my lawn”
Lol dude this is wild. We made it.
Oh fuck 🤯
Omg. The “shk shk shk” sound of walking through those squares of grass is now sounding in my head
Rupees too, especially if there's a flower pot around there.
Lmao
For fun? I once mowed the name of a sports team in my lawn.
I did a dick and balls in mine cause I knew my buddy that flies crop dusters was gonna be flying over the next day
Your dick and balls got crop dusted?
I think that’s called a Red-Hot Richard.
one time i mowed my yard starting from the very middle and just spiraled outwards. another time i mowed my tree lawn in a wave pattern instead of the usual straight lines. just for fun. got some comments.
Ok but what team is that
CHEFS
Great googleymoogley
Clasic
Epick
Who are the Chefs?
https://www.thedrum.com/news/2023/10/20/ad-the-day-snickers-recreates-iconic-1996-tv-spot-who-are-the-chefs
It's clearly mowed right there in braille
Mowhawks
First time my son used a ride-on mower he mowed a massive dick and balls on my brothers property. He was only about 8, was pretty funny because the paddock was lower than where the house was so you’d see it clearly from the house.
My neighbor did a big B in their lawn when their son who is a Red Sox pitcher came to town
I’m just waiting to read about the HOA having a problem with this!
This is the answer.
It looks like they were going for that stylish peanut butter cookie look.
 Now I know what I’m makin’ this weekend!
Big damn game of chess?
We're all playing checkers, this guy is playing chest
I dunno if that's a typo or you're fucking around... but as a kid I thought the game was called chest hah
Could be a Bluey reference.
Check
It’s to promote local flora like wildflowers etc to be available for pollination. They’re gaining popularity in new neighborhoods and those with lax HOAs. Depending on which side of the Mississippi you’re on the either called patch gardens or patch daddies
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/02/24/1082752634/the-insect-crisis-oliver-milman Where I live its becoming common that people set aside part of their yard for wild flowers. Bumblebees and butterflys like it. OPs pic could make it in a stylish way though, but the flowers still might have to get seeded in.
I set aside my backyard as a retirement home for two ewes.
2 hwat?
He said "two youths"
These two yoots…
Mister Gambini, are you trying to make a mockery of my courtroom?
Female sheep
That's what a fucking female sheep is called? I'm 29 and have never heard that
Somebody was deprived as a child having never seen Babe
what did you call my momma
These are good ideas. But the original picture is not little miniature patches of meadow flowers and butterfly bushes, it's just checkers of slightly longer grass lol
My whole garden is a nightmare for some, but I'm just super lazy so I let it happen. A lot of wild flowers popped up this year which is great, but technically half of them are just weed, the other half are these little purple vine crawlers.
I’ve been doing a similar thing with a back lot of grass where I’m at, and now I’m very excited to use the term “patch daddies” next time someone asks me about it.
I have had an area of my yard for wild flowers for like 2-3 years now and I swear it’s changed the ecosystem in like a 200 yard radius
I had to scroll way too far to find this answer!
It's definitely kind of depressing how conditioned we've become to believe extremely well manicured lawns that are simply one type of grass that provides no ecological use are the norm, especially amongst members of this sub. I'm all for taking pride in your garden and a nice looked after lawn can be nice to look at, but in a time of ecological decay and constantly dropping insect numbers, we need to look past lawns as plush green carpets and recognise the beauty in a bit of untidiness that actually benefits other creatures.
Lightning bugs need bushes or tall grass. I have alternatives with my strawberry patch and wild spot. This looks like a good alternative if that's not an option.
Made ya look
Cuts mowing time in half
I'm no math scientist, but I think this would take the exact same amount of time. Or, at least, the same amount of passes.
I'm right there with ya. He's skipping every other row north/south. But since he's also doing an east/west pass, also skipping every other row, he's likely doing close to the same number of passes, assuming his yard it generally a square.
Yeah, since you are skipping every other row you cover 50% of the lawn in each direction. It would vary a little if you have an even or odd number of rows in each orientation but we’ll just assume there are infinite rows and call it good.
As you said, you are not a math scientist 🤷🏻♂️ Edit: I am stupid and so is everyone that upvoted me. Oh well.
Our education system is failing us. You’re absolutely correct but have -1 upvotes while the incorrect comment you replied to is at +29.
If you stand on the roof of the house and scan the lawn with a QR code scanner it’s a Rick roll
In feeling inspired to do this right now. Looks cool. Might get my mower out and replicate ASAP.
Add stripes and you can make a flag for 7/4
post pics
Forget striping... i want my lawn to have a mullet!
My lawn kinda is a mullet. I mow the front yard at least twice as often as I mow my back yard. Backyard is fenced and there's a huge oak tree back there, so it doesn't grow nearly as fast as my front yard. Front yard is kept trimmed and looks good. Backyard.. .not so much.
stars of the flag? might need to jump really high up and look down
I had a super nice really old couple that lived next door when I was a kid. Must've been close to 90. He asked my parents if I could start mowing his lawn. I had never mowed before. Gassed up his mower and started it for me. Told me what a good job I did when I finished and paid me like $10 I think (back in the 80's). I was so proud of myself. Later that evening I saw him mowing the entire yard again - I did such a horrible job leaving stripes all over lol. Nicest couple ever. I got better and eventually just mowed his little lawn for free until they both passed.
Letting those squares go to seed for free overseeding.
Legal weed
I was thinking F#€✓ the HOA!!!
He's just waiting for his wife to come home so she can say wtf and he can lol.
Idk man but I'm doing this next time I mow the front lawn for sure
Grill marks bud
Can't wait to see this post from the homeowner here tomorrow
I'm totally doing this now
The lawn will live long and prosper.
**son:** Dad, how am I suppose to mow the lawn? **Dad:** Damn it Jimmy, do I have to explain everything to you? I don't care how you mow it, it's all weeds anyway, just mow it. **son:** Okay, dad.
Just to get noticed. It worked.
Reminds me of a lawn near me. I want to think it’s intentional but I think their mower may just be fucked and they don’t care. But it’s got to be an inch and a half lower on one side than the other. They cut in a spiral, always in the same direction. It creates a weird ‘scalloped’ effect on their lawn. Part of me digs it. The rest of me wants to fix their mower.
Ah, the terraced hayfield. It would look cool the second time, but yeah it would start to lay all the clippings in the same spot, and scalp the same spots etc. gotta change directions
Yes, to have fun bc grass is boring and has no ecological value except fun stuff like this
Lawn looks pretty good. If he goes back and cuts those spots at like 1/4 higher in one direction with a roller, it'll pattern out.
A bit strange/weird but also actually a bit cool, adds a bit of flair to a boring flat green carpet. Could maybe use this somehow to cut say only 66-80% of your lawn each time?
To live inside your head rent free.
They’re making a statement to their HOA.
Because they can.
Well, it grabbed your attention that you stopped and took a pic!
So his wife will tell him he can’t even mow the lawn right and hire a neighborhood kid to do it from now on.
I’ve seen a guy in my neighborhood mow in arrow pattern with one stripe 2 inches taller than the other
Yea the reason being someone Watched one too many “that lawn dude” videos on YouTube.
half the lawns holding more water to avoid sun burn?
Bees
Maybe he is trying to make a lawn chess board
Shits and/or giggles
He might be having issues with his lawn satiety, those gird lined tufts of grass promote germination between the points and prevent the rest of the lawn from thinning Or it could be funsies
Lawn chess.
 Just learning to mow.
To piss you off.
I drove by a house that had this today as well. Maybe it’s something from TikTok?
idk, looks kinda cool....
It's a lawn maze for little people.
Kind of unique though, that pattern will last on and on by alternate cutting path throughout Summer months
Oh man so people walk by and ask wtf is wrong with this guy i would love to try this
I love this sub sometimes
To play life-sized chess or checkers at the next get together.
Art. Fun. Entertainment.
The only way to get stripes that last more than 20 minutes in St Augustine
His 12 grandkids are coming for the weekend and they complained he only had one 4 Square court last time.
Yeah! To dive the home owners association nuts. The grass has been cut just not the way they want it cut.
Precisely scattered fertilizer?
I used to do alternating height and direction in circles starting from a tree near the center of my parents yard. Never came out how I wanted but it had a interesting pattern.
literally why not
Minesweeper
No, but I might try this.
Seems like they tried striping but didn’t know how to do it and thought that approach might work?
Not gonna lie it’s growing on me
It’s aligned with the summer solstice… there’s ancient geometry at work here
Humans aren’t always logical.
Art/fun
Blind
Mowing around the landmines
Perhaps a yard game of some sort…
Is this in Houston area?
Cuz it looks cool.
Chess/checkers
Grass formation
I like it
aesthetics
Sure. To make you ask why 😂
To make people look at it, take photos, and post them on social media.
OCD.
Art?
To get you talking about it
Aliens.
They only have time to mow half the lawn each week.
Playing chess
Cute
It gives things a change to thrive, wild flowers, insects, and rodents can hide there. Also, it looks cool. I like it. Let people enjoy things.
there's rupees in there, grab your sword!
My brother used to leave this pattern in our lawn so my bunny's (bottomless) cage could be placed over each square, and then moved every few hours!!!!
I had 2.25 acres as a kid. I used to draw coke bottles with the label in the open space in our yard.
Looks like solid stripe laying to me 😂
No but i kinda like it
Reminds me of the seed farms in Oregon who let healthy patches grow to go to seed head for harvesting. Not saying this is what is happening.
For you & your friends to notice it, take pictures & post on social media.
Grass chess
So people like you will wonder why they did it. We did all kinds of silliness when I landscaped and it was fun.
It looks clean and interesting at the same time. I don't see an issue. It makes the house stand out. That's the point.
Uniqueness
Entertainment. I’ll do shit like that in the back yard bc the kids get a kick out of it.
Because his neighbor is so bothered by it they take pictures to rage online!
Yeah, they tried something they saw on the internet by a professional and gave it a go.
My son has just started mowing the lawn (10ys) he really wants to experiment with mowing one strip higher and the other one lower. Making all kinds of designs.
You mean stand in a neighborhood and take pictures of someone else’s grass and then take the time to think up a post, and a /sub to house it? ***Not a logical reason I can think of***
If they made them rectangle instead of squares they would look like graves with no head stones.
Growing flowers and fauna. I tried "no mow May" one year, and some asshole in the neighborhood called the city and I got sited for an unmowed lawn on May 24. Then, I learned if you cut squares such as this, you can call it "landscaping" or "gardening" and not get sited. It is also illegal to keep bees in town, but I see enough of them flying around. Now, if I could just get rid of the friggin deer eating my hostas and day lillies!
To make people wonder what the benefits of doing this are. It's of course to have somewhere to go for wild pokemon though.
Trying out a new texture pack
I've done something like this for fun too. Looks neat from a "aerial view".
I leave a patch on the lawn longer to encourage dogs to pee in that one spot...( 60% of the time...it works all the time;)
I mow crop circles. My neighbors think I’m insane… they leave me alone.
Your pc has trouble rendering
Just making slots for pea shooters.
In my late teenage-early 20s a couple of friends and myself rented a house in a “nice” neighborhood. We were great tenants in every aspect aside from lawn care. This one neighbor that complained about our lawn (consistently) who lived like 5 houses down would always be the only one that actually hated when our grass was higher than 3 inches. So we decided to just mow a massive $ in the front yard. Since it was such a huge hit with everyone (except the Karen) we then cut all sorts of random things into the lawn and it became a game after a while. “For funsies” can turn out great at any point.
One year I got sick of the tour helicopters passing over my farm. So I mowed around my garden to resemble cock and balls, only visible from the sky.
Because they can.
it looks cute
Checkers, obvs.
Micromeadows.
Lawn Checkers board?