I am with you Robert, why would we simply spend so much time on something that yields no more than an aesthetic value. Nonetheless, I gather satisfaction when people are happy at what I have done.
Here we cut it when we think it need cutting.If it weren't for the weeds I wouldn't even have a lawn.We get those pretty yellow flowers all over it in the spring. It gets watered when it rains, and browns out usually by late July. Then a nice white covering sometimes by late December. Yes mixed feelings!