it is a lawn. it is not just grass. and i like it that way. we don’t use chemical additives. and we really don’t bother fertilizing either. mowing will control the lawn. and we enjoy a blend of other plants. so we do not panic at the sight of dandelions, violets, or clover. and while it is not the first it is one it is a forerunner. the season of little white and pink lawn flowers is upon us. and the bees will be happy to find them. and i will be happy to see the bees working the lawn. it should be more than a path between the flower beds.
a north east ohio garden 
I like the way you think about your lawn and the bees.
You could get me started here. even agreeing. Look at it this way, the mixed lawn works. the rabbits must be eating the clover because the rest of the garden remains largely untouched. well except for the gazanias. Thanks Dan.
Great minds, and big hearts, do think alike…. I look out at my lawn and see an infinite number of reasons not to mow. Cheers, John!
Hear, Hear! The little wild flowers are so much more beautiful than plain grass. AND no chemicals washed into the waterways! Best wishes, WG
Sounds just like our lawn. So much better for the environment (and the pocket book)!
I love the way your garden, on the other side of the world (but I guess a similar latitude), has so much of the same natural flora.
A lawn without flowers is a dreary thing indeed!
I remember when lawns used to have clover. Those were the good old days. Now everyone around here has a lawn spraying company.
If one is going to have a lawn, I far prefer your kind to the golf-green over-controlled thing that is so wasteful of resources and pretty unnatural, too. Hurray for you! 🙂
they are a lot more fun and a whole less worry that way, thanks kathryn !