I don't know why there is this hatred of lawns. They are wonderful for laying on, as a place for kids to play, and so on. It's not the same thing to play in the

I don't know why there is this hatred of lawns. They are wonderful for laying on, as a place for kids to play, and so on. It's not the same thing to play in the dirt or on a slab of concrete no matter how much people want to make that a thing. There are plenty of options for slow-release fertilizers and responsible ways to care for lawns, including non-toxic pesticides,special grass varieties, subsurface drip irrigation, water saving additives, etc. I'm OK with getting rid of "non-functional" lawns that people don't ever step foot on, but the idea that lawns are responsible for droughts is the biggest lie that was ever told, residential is only a small fraction of water consumption.