Green summer lawns and no sounds of mowing

Could you imagine the day green grass covered every lawn, including your own, without the single drone of a gas mower ripping through the air… ever? A time when little kids would no longer be pushed outside to trim the sidewalk or weed whack around the trees? That time may come thanks to the diligent work put in by Horticulturists and their green grass that never grows [meaning no lawn mowing].

For anyone tethered to a lawnmower, the Holy Grail of horticultural accomplishment would be grass that never grows but is always green.

Now, that vision of suburban bliss�and more�seems plausible as scientists have mapped a critical hormone signaling pathway that regulates the stature of plants. In addition to lawns that rarely require mowing, the finding could also enable the development of sturdier, more fruitful crop plants such as rice, wheat, soybeans, and corn.

Kids of the future will have it so easy! No more grass to cut on the weekends before heading out to play?! You have to admit, the idea of green grass that never grows sounds amazing.