I just dug up an old article from USA Today about the anti-lawn movement:

Americans mow 31 million acres of lawn every year. It takes 300 million gallons of gas and 1 billion hours to complete the chore. And for this privilege they will spend $17.4 billion on everything from pesticides (70 million pounds) to lawn tractors.

They interview Warren Klink, my hero for being the first person to take dandelions to the Cincinnati Flower Show, and who touches on the possibility of just letting your lawn return to its natural state, which I think is a great alternative for people who lack the time or interest to invest much in their landscape. Why not just stop mowing and see what happens? The birds and the bees will love you for it.

Read the whole article here.