I tend to agree with you that lawns aren't necessarily a bad thing. There are also more eco-friendly varieties of grass (though in my experience, they don't te

I tend to agree with you that lawns aren't necessarily a bad thing. There are also more eco-friendly varieties of grass (though in my experience, they don't tend to be the nice soft grass). If all you're looking for is ground cover to provide soil filter and avoid erosion, there may be better choices than lawn. I thought this was a good summary: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-hodel-pittenger-water-lawn-20150917-story.html http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-hodel-pittenger-w...