Butterfly the Lawn

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What about pre-eminence of French gardens?

There are lawns but there are less central to it than in the English gardens?

Or Japanese style gardens. Each are beautiful in their own ways, but fairly high maintenance as well - though maybe less demanding of water?
 
Stone-based easter-style gardens would definitely help cut down on water use, and probably reduce fertilizer use as well. Doesn't do quite as much for the bees, but still some interesting changes.

As for changing the nature of the games people play on lawns...I don't think you'd have to if people were playing on a common space. General playing fields could serve pretty much any sport I can think of.

Heh, one possible knock-on effect of centralizing the "place of play" might be earlier organized sporting competitions. You'd have to avoid competing uses at the same time, so basic scheduling would be an early adaptation. And from there you have to rationalize demand and make sure those who want to play get a chance. And if you're organizing games all the time, you want to bring some variety into it. And since the next village is also organizing games all the time, why not play them on occasion and make it an event?

Pretty soon you've got club level organized sports in the 18th or 19th century!:D
 
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