[underseacables]

I had a lawn and it cost money to maintain but ..I liked it. I liked the space it gave my kids to play, for me to play, and I liked the dark green grass; the area got lots of rain. The lush green is pleasing to the eye but I do agree that we should be as environmentally concious about it as we can in avoiding pesticides and other harmful chemicals

[r00fus]

Clover is easier to maintain, easier to setup and remains green longer. You might want to make your lawn at least 25% clover by just thrown down some seed - apparently that's what the country used to do in the past.

It won't be "homogenous" look but IMHO I think that's even prettier.

[hakfoo]

I've heard that the standard grass seed mixes used to include a percentage of clover, until early herbicides came out that tended to kill it, so the Yard Industry retconned clover into a weed.