What caused monoculture grass lawns to become the norm in many places? What were lawns like before this transition?

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What caused monoculture grass lawns to become the norm in many places? What were lawns like before this transition?

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Answer 1

It started as pastures for animals.
It then progressed in Europe into “look how rich I am, that I can afford to waste land, labour, water, etc on grass that we grow just to cut down.”