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Because I prefer to have a maintenance free lawn which doesn't need anything doing to it for the next decade. I don't have to own a lawnmower, i don't need to weed it & i don't need to water it during our scorching summers ;)
There are plenty of organic things in the rest of the garden. I'm less than a 90 second walk from a large park and less than 5 minutes from Bromley Common which, last time i checked, had enough grass in it for the rest of Bromley twice over.
And yes, if i really want, i could vacuum the thing. In reality, i'll give it a brush once a month for most of the year and once a week during the autumn when leaves are dropping.
Soul
Obviously not. Neither is the vegetable patch at the end of the garden or any of the tubs on the decking.
@levantis - The lawn wasn't perfectly good. The soil was thin with a large hardcore / concrete base underneath from when the house was built in the 30s. The drainage was flowing towards the house causing potential damp issues along with soft, boggy ground making it impossible to maintain during autumn and winter.
The hardcore now underneath provides a better drain away, sloping towards the middle / rear of the garden removing the danger of damp or flooding at the side of the house.