Australian woman wins ‘World’s Ugliest Lawn’ competition
Written by Angie Sharma on January 22, 2024
An Australian woman’s bandicoot-ravaged yard was dubbed the winner of the first-ever World’s Ugliest Lawn competition.
Kathleen Murray of Sandford, Tasmania, was named the winner of the contest, which was organized by the town of Gotland, Sweden.
Gotland started the contest two years ago to encourage locals to conserve water amid a near-disastrous drought in the town, and this year the contest went global, with lawns in the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, France and Croatia competing for unaesthetic honors.
Murray’s lawn features sparse patches of yellow grass, shriveled plants and dry divots caused by the local bandicoots.
“The bandicoots love digging — that’s how they find their favorite food. Now my back yard looks like a real-life Hungry Hungry Hippo game. I also have an echidna that helps, and some chooks,” Murray told The Guardian.
Murray was awarded with a “pre-owned” T-shirt bearing the phrase: “Proud owner of the World’s Ugliest Lawn.”
Source : UPI News
