So, three years ago, the year we had significant lawn watering restrictions, our lawn totally died. It was newly installed from the year before, so I'm not sure if it was because the sod had not fully rooted itself or I had made some mistakes with the watering, but it totally died and didn't come back.
The next year, I thought this might be an great opportunity and try something new. Therefore, I decided to plant white dutch clover in the front lawn. It took a while to take. I had to weed it many times before the clover grew in enough. In it's second year and it's pretty much saturated the lawn.
A few observations.
1. It's very revealing. It's grows to be fairly bushy, which makes it fun for Tucker to frolic in. however, when it gets trafficed on, it flattens out more than grass. Therefore, it's easy to spot when someone recently walked across the lawn (or when someone missed the driveway backing out as shown below).
2. It's insanely hard to mow. What I mean is it is so bulky at the top, it fills the mower bag almost immediately with heavy clover. I have to empty the bag about 30 times to fully mow it.
Full disclosure, we only mow it about once it month. Theoretically, clover is a part the "wild"scaping movement that allows for pollinating and a more natural look. If I mowed more often, it would probably be easier to manage.
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