You might think, after reading a column about how some Arizona leaders are rethinking where we should plant grass , that I hate the stuff.
Not at all. Grass, appropriately planted, makes life in metro Phoenix more livable. But those are the key words: Appropriately planted .
A handful of leaders are questioning why we allow what they call “non-functional turf” — grass that exists simply for looks, not for play or meaningful cooling. And they are putting forth proposals to nix it from more spaces…