About 8 years ago I had to give that up due to my respiratory problems. Now it has become survival of the fittest. We have returned many beds to what passes as lawn in this part of the country (definitely not KY bluegrass!). What beds that are left have only those things that pretty much take care of themselves and survive the hot dry months of July-September without any additional watering.
Today I took a walk around and find I still have some pretty spots. The pictures are in the previous post. (I still have issues with posting slideshows from Photobucket and adding commentary).
Enjoy!