It used to be, two, three hundred years ago, that a lawn was a symbol of prestige, and so it was only the very rich that could keep these green actually, deserts: they're totally sterile.
Pirms diviem, trim simtiem gadu mauriņš bija prestiža simbols, un tikai ļoti bagāti cilvēki spēja uzturēt koptus šos zaļos īstenībā, tuksnešus: tie ir pilnībā sterili.