Hacker News Reader

what you probably need is just more vegetation, and vegetation that is naturally suitable for the climate/microclimate, that will grow... naturally and without the need for upkeep.

Like, if nature itself needs upkeep, something other than lack of upkeep is the issue.

View on HN

It still needs manual upkeep. Nature has a way of planting things that don't even necessarily belong on the same continent in spaces where they are undesirable.

See, for example: Kudzu. We introduced it intentionally, and nature's own mechanisms have it literally growing beyond control -- blanketing (and typically killing) anything in its path in the US South, including mature trees.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com