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I doubt most HOA's or municipalities would allow you to grow that and leave it like that...

Good luck getting most HOA's or municipalities allowing you to let your korean grass grow like that...

cool

will it grow in toronto?

Ronzo,

Way to be positive. This Korean grass is more commonly known as Zoysia. It is a VERY common type of grass and doesnt grow tall even when left unmowed as it is a creeper. But you do bring up a good point, HOA's are evil.

There's something a little magical about this lawn. My initial thought was: oh god, I'd hate to mow that. But it appears that it doesn't require mowing. I'd sort of like to see a series of hilly bits in the middle of a giant lawn. I wonder how long it would take to get the moguls to grow.

Boomer,
Most modern cities have laws and ordinances that cover most of your listed concerns. HOA's can be a good thing...I suppose. They are created by a real estate developer and use it as a selling point to make all the houses look alike. I briefly lived in a neighborhood with a HOA and they made one of the neighbors paint his house three times because they did not like the color, which they had approved. Twice. And because of the HOA's power of civil suit he had to fork out for repainting or go to court. However a neighborhood association is generally a good thing. They can made suggestions and bring involvement between home owners, renters and the city together.

Here is another example, my current neighbor has a tiny front yard. They went out of town for two weeks in June. The grass grew quite tall. In most HOA's in America he would have come home to a fine for not cutting his grass. But since we live in a Neighborhood association we just cut his grass while we were doing our own. Which he would have done for us in the same situation.

Home Owners Associations are a result of developer built sprawl that people who like everything to look nice and "normal" have begun to cling to... It is a new construction thing. I am surprised anyone who reads AT would be such a staunch fan of the HOAs.