Marcus Norström, winner of Gotland’s Ugliest Lawn 2022 competition. Region Gotland, Sweden
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On the Swedish island of Gotland, neighbors aren’t bothered by whose grass is greener. Instead, locals are competing for the second year in a row for the “ugliest” lawn, a competition that began in 2022 amid a ban that prevented irrigation for grassy yards.
Irrigations bans were first put in place in 2017 in Gotland to conserve water during the summer, as an influx of tourists in recent…
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