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My family relocated to the suburbs of Boise ID a few years ago, using the rising real estate prices in California to finance a new larger home close to schools and parks. So at 40, I had my first sprinkler system and lawn, and I must admit I sometimes feel that I'm now enslaved to that damn lawn. I use "green" fertilizers, but still have to mow and weed and worry about every little brown patch, as well as fix sprinkler heads when they decide to malfunction. In this area, we're starting to get more interest in xeriscaping, which is replacing the lawn with native plants more suitable to the dry climate. The thought of a vegetable garden is also very tempting.
