Turf war

From the land of fake tans, fake hair, and fake boobs comes this announcement: YOU MUST HAVE REAL GRASS!

NEWPORT BEACH – Connie Hollstein has one of the greenest lawns on the block – maybe a little too green, as far as her homeowners association is concerned.

Along with two other residents of Newport Beach's Port Streets neighborhood, Hollstein several months ago carpeted her front yard with synthetic turf, an increasingly popular method for saving water, reducing urban runoff and avoiding the endless upkeep associated with natural sod.

But her move incurred the wrath of the Newport Hills Community Association, where board members who disdain the lawn's appearance are threatening steep fines and court action to force Hollstein to uproot the pseudo grass.

Artificial lawns start turf war in Newport Beach - The Orange County Register