A well-maintained little ecosystem in a garden is a lot closer to nature than an appartment, I don't see what you're trying to get at.
A mowed lawn is ecologically only marginally better than pavement. Maybe even worse when pesticides and herbicides are involved.
I'm not disagreeing with you, but what's better, a place where nothing grows, or a place where only the wrong things grow?
And vegetation can grow in cities. If you don't turn the entire city into parking lots middle-america style, cities can have plenty of public parks.
If that wrong thing isn't a parasite to the local nature, then it's definitely better than nothing.
"Don't mow" is unfortunately not possible. Yard will be filled with ticks, chiggers, mosquitoes, maybe even snakes.
Mow less frequently, sure.
Or give birds and predatory insects a place to live. Get chickens. And mosquitoes only come when there’s water.
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