[Noah930]

No helpful advice on what varietal of drought resistant grass to grow in your front yard, but double check with local regs per milt's advice. A couple years ago there was an article in the Times about a guy in Glendale who did the desert landscape theme. If you're into the look, he did a very nice job with it. His main goal was water savings.

Apparently there's a Glendale city ordinance that specifies 40% of your property must be "green." Cactus and succulents don't qualify as green. Neither do dirt and rocks. So he started getting tickets for his yard, as it didn't fit the categorization of "green." His choice was to either convert his yard back to grass, or start paying some very hefty fines.

I think the guy that turned him in didn't even live in the same neighborhood (i.e. was just driving by and noticed the infraction).