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Before the invention of mowing machines in 1830, lawns were managed very differently. They
were an element of wealthy estates and of grass grazed regularly by rabbits, horses or New
Forest, England, such grazed areas are common, and are known as lawns, for example Balmer
Lawn. Lawns similar to those of today first appeared in France and England in the 1700s
when André Le Nôtre designed the gardens of Versailles that included a small area of grass
called the tapis vert, or "green carpet".
lawn is an a
of these lawns. In some jurisdictions where there are water shortages, local government
authorities are encouraging alternatives to lawns to reduce water use.