Reduce the lawn.Either reduce your lawn size or remove it altogether.Lawns are costly to maintain,the chemicals used on lawns are dangerous to our health and to that of the surrounding wildlife and lawnmowers emit high levels of pollution.Replace lawns with shrubs,ornamental garden structure,for entertainment areas,native grasses and ground creeper etc.In addition,what'sbetter than being able to step outside and pick a few strawberries or an ear of corn? Increase your own resilience by converting wasted lawn space into a vegetable garden.Consider using drip-irrigation systemsor constructing or purchasing a rain barrel(it saves yu having to pay to pump water back into the ground).