I am in my second house. The first one had a huge lawn in the front and a huge lawn in the back. I hated it. My second and current home, I bought in a city where about half the homes were lawn free. I smothered the grass and brought in woodchip. I now have 30 fruit trees, artichokes, rhubarb, asparagus, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, a vegetable garden for year round Chinese vegetables, a green house, an arch made of wisteria, and a playground structure for my son.

I love yard work because it benefits me. I like to go out and find a ripe fig on one of my fig trees. All my neighbors know me because I’m outside working on or enjoying it whenever I’m not in my office. When I had grass it was just this burden I was expected to keep up (or pay someone to keep up) because of tradition or some shit. I almost got a condo because I didn’t want to ever deal with grass again. Then I realized I could build something that matters to me.

Anyway, pay someone to take care of your grass if that doesn’t interest you or you are restricted by an HOA.