Our small patch of grass in the front (about the size of that area in front of Momopi's picture with the drought resistant plants) had many bare spots. We added the seeds ourselves and watered it couple times a day but the results weren't good. My wife unfortunately hired these guys that were going around the neighborhood looking for houses with ugly grass. They took out the old grass, seeded it and put dirt over it and some stinky fertilizer on it. After about 4 or 5 weeks, it did look respectable. They did come back to seed some more when one spot wasn't growing any grass. It does look better now but I think our sprinkler is not watering enough as we are starting to see brown spots again. Or, maybe the neighbor dog is using it as a toilet? The grass does not look as dense as our neighbors.
I don't see them as much lately but I see rabbits in my front yard grass area at nightime. Do they cause problems?
My wife wants to rip it out and put in synthetic grass. Is that a good option? I wouldn't mind putting in drought resistant plants but ALL the neighbors around here have grass in front and I don't want to have to deal with the HOA to get permission.
