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Could we use 'lawn-proud' in the same sense as 'house-proud'?

English Language & Usage Asked on August 2, 2021

The meaning of the term house-proud apparently has shifted, at least in the US, from meaning

very worried about your house being completely clean and tidy, and
spending a lot of time making it so
(Cambridge)

…which is how I think of it, to simply meaning

proud of one’s house or housekeeping (M/W)

Given that, would it be a stretch to use the term lawn-proud to describe someone who obsesses over the state of their yard/garden? If it would not be generally understood in that sense, is there a word or a succinct phrase that would fit ?

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