Some do. Grass just got into the pop culture as the "proper" look for a residential property. But having fruit trees is amazing, especially in spring when they are all in bloom with flowers.

That will depend on what type of Home Ownership Association the house is on. Some of them mandate a well kept grass lawn and you get fined for not moving.

They're all golf players wannabe.

And it's always greener than your neibours one

This is why: https://youtu.be/EwVovJgwbJQ

Edit: Watch to the end, that's worst than it initially seems, and it seems bad from the start.

Probably need a permit and license

Wait...

Grass is nice. It's nice to lay on. It's nice to walk barefoot in. It's soft and cushiony. It's cool on a hot summer day.

I have zero grass though. Just rocks and fruit trees.

I know exactly what you mean, I lived in a small town in Eastern Europe and the streets are literally lined with fruit trees and everyone has a walnut tree in their yard, it’s literally free food. The cherries were the best.

too busy eating avocado toast

We do? At least where I live I see mango trees all over, saw a longan the other day, there are loquats all over too, and until citrus canker there were orange trees in most backyards. At my old house we had loquat, tangelo, lemon, lime, carambola and bananas, and a papaya tree.

At this house we have lemon, lime, Valencia, and sugar bell citrus trees, a fig (all of these are dwarf trees) and a vegetable garden but all are in back. In front a small lawn, a few ornamental plants and sometimes I plant bulb fennel out there.

I want to grow my own potatoes, bananas, and coffee once I get my own house in the tropics

Grass is easier to maintain by itself

Rodents mostly

There are places where they have trees all around their houses. Like in California, where they just had been more fuel to the fires.

Why aren't people everywhere?

We have grass in the front and a backyard with fruits and veggies.

You’re talking about a country that has no universal healthcare, record gun violence, divisive civil political unrest, low education and health compared to other developed countries, record wealth inequality, lies and propaganda coming from their federal government, policies that attack allies and work with dictatorships… and people are wondering why they can’t plant trees instead of grass?

Are you suggesting that we won't eat our Arborvitaes?