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Works Cited

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American Time Use Survey. (2017). Average Hours Per Day Spent in Selected Household Activities. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/charts/american-time-use/activity-by-hldh.htm.

Average hours per day spent in selected household activities

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Bringing Nature Home

Tallamy, Doug. (2007). Bringing Nature Home. Portland: Timber Press.

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How Stupid is Our Obsession With Lawns?

Dubner, S. J. (Host and Producer). (2017, May 31). How Stupid os Our Obsession With Lawns? [Audio Pocast]. Freakenomics Radio, WYNC Studios.

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Jenkins, Virginia. (1994). The Lawn. A History of an American Obsession. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Books.

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The Living Landscape

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Milesi, C., S.W. Running, C.D. Elvidge, J.B. Dietz, B.T. Tuttle, R.R. Nemani. (2005) Mapping and modeling the biogeochemical cycling of turf grasses in the United States. Environmental Management 36(3), 426-438.

Mapping and Modeling the Biogeochemical Cycling of Turf Grasses in the United States

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Planting in a Post-Wild World

Rainer, Thomas and West, Claudia. (2015). Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing plant communities for resilient landscapes. Portland: Timber Press.

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The Problem of Lawns

Polycarpou, Lakis. (2010, June 4). The Problem With Lawns. Columbia University, Earth Institute. Retrieved from https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/04/the-problem-of-lawns/.

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Turf Grass Revolution

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U.S. Lawn Care Industry Statistics

Plant Species Information Sources

Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.) PlantFinder. Retrieved from missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx.

Missouri Botanical Garden

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Native Plants of the Northeast

New Moon Nursery. (2019). Plant Search. Retrieved from http://www.newmoonnursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.search/index.htm.

New Moon Nursery Plant Search

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