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My advice? Cultivate crabgrass. It's green, grows without any care, drought resistant and lays low so no mowing.

Bonafides: 20 year homeowner with neighbors who have come to accept I'm not going to waste every weekend on yard care

My lawn definitely has it's share of crabgrass which I don't mind. But Kentucky blue grass and clover (both native) seem to do better. Which unfortunately means mowing.

Crabgrass also gets tall (it grows faster than my bermudagrass) and will die back at the first frost. In comparison, Zoysia and Bermuda will go dormant but maintain a ground cover to prevent erosion.

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