Quote Originally Posted by swordwhale View Post

Grass is pointless unless you're feeding livestock (I have two geriatric mustangs who are eating most of my smallish property, what's not pasture is hay field). I've let the backyard grow up into a meadow (and planted a couple more natives back there), planted trees in the small front yard (I can run a slalom around them when I mow) and vegetables (especially squash, it's easy to grow) along the edges. This creates habitat for everything from birds to bunnies to the hawks that eat them, to foxes, raccoons and opossums. I burn less gas mowing (yes, I have to use a lawn tractor, I can no longer push a mower).
I agree with that. My family has a huge backyard which was covered with grass mostly. Just recently I decided to make a garden and plant a couple of trees there. I managed to plant some vegetables and fruits, but there's still plenty of grass left. My dad has a lawn tractor too, he often uses a lawn sweeper as mentioned on Bumbercroptimes too. The thatch can be kept and used later.