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[QUOTE="j66kicker, post: 2700032, member: 4447"]
I live in Phoenix.  Grass doesn't occur naturally in Arizona, so it is a trick to grow it.  We have more golf courses than anywhere, so obviously we've figured it out:  j[U]ust add water[/U] (water is something else that doesn't occur naturally in Arizona).  Our grass generally stays green 12 months out of the year.  This is an optical illusion - the summer perennial grass turns brown in the winter, so we overseed every winter with wintertime annual grass.  The golf courses shut down for 2-3 weeks for this in December or January.

We have pools in our back yards instead of grass.  They also use a lot of water, but are about the same amount of work to take care of as grass, and are more fun.  I have a small amount of grass in my back yard and a small amount in my front yard.  This small amount of grass requires a large amount of water.  I have gradually replaced most of the back yard grass with raised-bed vegetable gardens. Vegetables also do not occur naturally here.  They use a lot of water too, but at least you can eat them.
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