Or at the very least use native plants.

We're fucking California, we're the black sheep of the US. Let's at least make our residencies unique.

Ohhh right....we can't because of crusty boomers who think that being a stick-in-the-mud hating all change, even if it's both better and necessary is a cute little quirk.

Yeah, I'd prefer native plants, or even gravel, but I'd take fake lawns.