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I didn't tell anyone what to do with their garden. I am not anyone's supervisor. The lawn pictured in the OPs post is clearly a monoculture, which can only be created with dangerous chemicals.

Grass mixed with clover and other things is not a lawn (in my way of thinking), and can be lovely.
The other fire safe garden designs I listed are just to let others know there are many options.
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https://www.parkinsons.org.au/campaigns/banpq/

"Exposure to paraquat can occur through:
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Living near areas where paraquat was sprayed (e.g. school ovals, golf courses, farming areas)

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Lawn underfoot does feel wonderful, though the chemicals used to keep that unnatural monoculture cause cancer. In fact your risk of developing Parkinson's disease increases the closer you are to a golf course. That's one disease you really don't want to watch a loved one die from.
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Glyphosate is commonly used on residential lawns (often at higher concentrations than proscribed, and without PPE). Glysophate, the surfactant, or a combination of the two cause cancer.

The golf course epidemiological study is compelling because the risk increases the closer your home is to the golf course.
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And Paraquat is strongly linked to Parkinson's. The link is clear in farmers (who often applied it sans PPE). Who knows what other horrors pesticide manufacturers have been knowing selling for decades.
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