Evidence of an addiction culture.

The typical American lawn and garden requires a lot of chemicals; 
an intense amount of initial investment followed by constant applications 
of fertilizers and weed killers. 

This is because the typical American lawn and garden 
is based on an ideal image that is completely disconnected from what is natural. 
Thus, the moment the constant maintenance is neglected,.. 
     or just slows down for a while as other issues need more attention,.. 
it all quickly collapses and disintegrates into a jungle of weeds.

It is a deep insecurity that urges us to find the “perfect” solution that allows us to disconnect from reality.