Clover Lawns: 12 Reasons Why & Best Varieties

Many people think clover is a weed that should be banished. Although, a clover lawn could be one of the best things you can do for your landscape.

[{"selector":"#anim-d0e34ec1-c3d5-4252-a8ac-87c25cc2d591","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-73ab7ffc-54d3-4660-930c-e64aada14d9e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(76.92307%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce636166-e2c7-4396-84d9-4277c8d314ea","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad8f0f04-5cc8-4a3c-b978-cdcb38ce1cb0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-812.19489%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c4a9b89-7f9f-47c4-ace3-38c148a3b1a1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f89892f5-c229-4b4b-be69-ffa0790a6f97","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-161.05264%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-faeafdc6-6c45-47c6-80b2-41bd83ca1dc6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fec4bb9f-fa30-43bf-8500-769fecd706a9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -231.36575%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Arrow CONTINUE READING Learn more

Let’s discuss how this perception of clover came to be, why it needs to change, and the best types to use on your lawn.

[{"selector":"#anim-f42734d6-d826-4079-a49e-11d668ecb80f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca155a89-8e72-4bb9-9eb4-783158f37b2a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.62651%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more

12 Reasons to Have a Clover Lawn

[{"selector":"#anim-ac711378-c90f-4de9-9fb1-b3c9ac7e0ce3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-74d29346-07f6-400c-8b25-282be0d4c0f7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-05b5e1dc-0f7e-4af3-ac5b-11bcd98e12d9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-250.36495%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e35a89d2-bb84-4b80-9430-0886d7e191bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":50,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Scribbled Arrow Learn more

Minimal Watering

[{"selector":"#anim-7d62dd52-3e4e-4636-b97e-b3281f5a9aea","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c24c9a89-b673-481a-844c-c7d0b041789c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.42001%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9e7c240-60f4-49cd-8ccb-7dc3af6be075","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d1bd9911-1776-4cb2-92c5-f88704a59e16","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.09678%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b946c10-dcd2-4bd3-ad93-522ec71cde37","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0511e7cb-5614-491e-aac3-ff31a2bd3143","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Clover is drought tolerant and will keep its green color for most of the year in the U.S. In the northern areas, it will lose color after the first frost, but it can stay green year-round in the south. Clover has deeper roots that allow it to reach more water than grass. Learn more

Minimal Mowing

[{"selector":"#anim-98aaf1aa-b516-48ef-aadb-0ffa07622afd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b26b9419-7dfb-4c0e-b108-237430a7c8b0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.42001%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d130f82c-b39f-49f6-9d72-ae018d14fca7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6640361-f365-4ddf-a173-720c405cb9e6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.09678%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e46d310f-a9ad-4e05-aef9-868d396512ab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-62a6d0e9-442e-4a2d-95d9-37777a201137","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Some clover varieties, such as Dutch white clover, only gets to be 2 to 8” tall. This means you don’t need to mow it. Although, some homeowners like to mow it during the middle of summer. Learn more

Compost

[{"selector":"#anim-fb579588-2f99-4e2d-9546-f8bd8cc21094","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fcc62d66-0371-469f-b7e3-5e0fcc471265","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.42001%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-632f8bc8-9624-42ad-99b5-905639d51b51","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-88f9e5ef-161d-4923-8584-c8ac03cefe19","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.09678%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aba414c8-0e87-4579-924e-c8242587f07f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-520c91f8-1501-42b7-a646-0842e93a4ee1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] If you mow the clover, it can make an excellent supplement to compost. Learn more

Swipe up to read the full article.

[{"selector":"#anim-6b03c8b6-1090-43db-8cdd-66ba2698a70c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e756e59f-1884-4a55-b298-02016a7e5b17","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 270.61581%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c302cebd-2378-4921-b00d-004b5531aef1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-875cf027-660b-4774-be03-ff38cf05eec2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-effe507b-339b-413d-910f-c7f228856c52","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(259.40593%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bb09c809-8c57-4e4c-a463-209a1d779e5c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0ebda56f-661a-4893-99bc-9cb393550384","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(42.07921%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60ed136e-259f-430a-8ee9-edde794de7b9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-afb44eab-f1a0-4c6f-8122-0068995b57eb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-44.55445%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-72e570fd-efc4-4a24-a6f5-015de0eebc35","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14871f6d-356c-41b5-9e1c-fdd905c682ac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-260.89109%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38de5e33-1150-4e0b-a73b-beb7acb7bd14","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7f2c66af-d941-4780-baae-b35e50ee5555","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(151.50000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e001aab-3e8f-43fd-a957-12733721314a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b3cc1c8-c27c-4b1f-9d72-7bb037ee316e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f53e8c2c-b5c6-4234-8f6d-486560e6e60e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-154.5%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0845def5-9cbe-43e2-8725-01ba0bcb544e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]