I was surprised to read the letter to the editor in last week’s Addy Indy from Marianne Lust of Lincoln who was critical of the efforts of Tim Parsons at Middlebury College. I am a member of the Vermont Nursery & Landscape Association, as is Tim, and was excited to hear from him at the summer conference about his work with reducing some the mowed lawn spaces at the college. I believe that any work done toward finding suitable and attractive lawn alternatives is well worth the effort. Whatever Tim discovers in these next years with how to develop and maintain these new spaces will benefit other landscapers and designers. My thanks to Tim for helping lead the way.

Lily Snow

Middlebury