>>1824104"Taking advantage" would mean you'd actually have something there, instead of something that can, and ever more often is (in the US), replaced with a literal green plastic carpet.
Lawns can work as decorative elements, as a part of a whole, but having one alone is a void. Unfortunately, the "freedom" provided by HOA's, for instance, often impose an oversimplified and regimented look on their community.
