East of the Mississippi, "going native" quickly results in a thick, impassable jungle that will eventually tear down your house. Most people outside of serious

East of the Mississippi, "going native" quickly results in a thick, impassable jungle that will eventually tear down your house. Most people outside of serious lawn perfectionists do nothing other than simply mow their lawn once every week or two. I assume the fashion for perfectly green lawns in California deserts came from an imitation of the environment back east.