Plastic grass. My landscape architect pal swears by this stuff: no watering, wears well, animals love it (and stay cleaner). "Premium" is what you should get for your house... the other stuff's for playgrounds and office parks. We're seriously considering... Stop laughing. Plastic grass is way cooler than watering a lawn during a the perpetual drought that besieges L.A. And, hey, if we ever get a true rainy season, no mud. How jealous are you going to be then?

We are building a backyard for Jack+Jill, my crazy puppies... I want to cover it with SynLawn... It looks like grass, feels like grass and absorbs piddle like grass... it MUST be grass...

Plus, no weird yellow rings from dog whizz and no bulky lawn equipment to purchase. (via Alyson)