So its out of bounds for hay fever suffered and those with allergies who cannot use parks, Ok for animal faeces to go undetected, Ok for children to risk toxoplasmosis or risk serious eye infections from faeces?Not maintaining the park grass will leave lumps and clumps.Not much good for games, walking and simply sitting down and picnicking.So it's OK for litter to lurk in the long grass, including broken glass and crushed cans and those little gas canisters.?OK for someone else to have to clear up and OK for us all ultimately to have to pay for the extra labour and costs?There are a dozen quite valid and common sense reasons why Urban Parks are manicured, mostly health based. And why there are manicured parks in rural areas too. For the very same reasons. Carefully designed to avoid irritant vegetation and to maximise variety of use. From playing bursts of colour and planting to varieties of trees and shrubs, placing walks and space to play and sit safely.Ideas that spawned from an era of increasing densification of urban life, plagued with TB, Bronchitis, and many ailments, seriously nasty pollution and scrubland and heathland that was not much use other than for grazing and wildlife.Daisys and Buttercups also grow in abundance in cut grass. If you have ever lived in the countryside then you will know that that lovely view is not quite so lovely when you stray into it. You have to be careful, fit and very able. It's usually following tracks and enjoying views, but thats about all you can do without being tooled up. A park you should be able to just walk to at any time and enjoy any way. Not have to go there when the pollen count is low or with hiking boots and protective clothing.
Raymond Havelock ● 1619d