I prefer lawn to concrete. So many houses these days are surrounded by concrete, it gets so hot and reflects on the windows etc. We don't have heaps of lawn, two circles on either side of the back yard, just big enough for a swing set. The rest of our garden has hidden tan bark paths and is packed with flowers, bushes etc like a secret garden, and there's a big veg patch up the back and chickens. I have zucchini's coming out of my ears ATT.