@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN My grandparents lived in Las Vegas for about 15 years, and didn't have a lawn (desert!!) but my grandma had an ENORMOUS rosebush in the front that she'd water every day. It was shaded by the house most of the time.
Grandpa never complained about missing the lawn mowing while there, but did when they moved back to Missouri! Lots of lawn to mow here.