Does anyone know of a grass variety that is short
enough so that it never needs to be cut? You would
think with all the plants that have been bred in
miniature someone would have come up with "mini-grass".
:-) But, seriously, is there such a thing. I absolutely
hate mowing the lawn and really can't afford to pay someone
to do it for me.

If you're in the right area, and have a lawn that's not in shade
for more than half a day, look at buffalo grass, Buchloe dactyloides.
Needs mowing a couple of times a year.
http://www.mohnseed.com/lawn.htm

Red fescue, Festuca rubra, unmown, makes 8-12"; Pennsylvania sedge,
Carex pensylvanica, is suitable for dryish to slightly moist areas
and grows to about 6".
http://www.fescue.com/info/creepingred.html
http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/P...nsylvanica.htm

Liriope spicata and Ophiopogon japonicus are other possibilities, but
won't tolerate foot traffic.
http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/images...cd0637-69.jpeg
http://stephenville.tamu.edu/%7Enroe/landscape/lm8.jpg

And there are lots of other possibilities, depending on your site,
climate, laws, and pocketbook. Even lily of the valley looks good
as a pseudo-lawn with the right landscaping and no foot traffic.

Check with local laws and neighborhood associations; other people may
have fits if the lawn isn't sheared.

Weeds are probably going to be more evident in an unmown lawn. It's not
that you'll have more, it's that they'll be more noticeable, so careful
site preparation and weed control until the new lawn is well established
will be important.

Kay Lancaster