Key complaints heard about the native grass are:
- They are weeds that look unkempt
- It needs to be mowed more frequently
- It harbors weeds and bugs
- Conventional, mowed turf is better
- It requires FAR less water than conventional turf. It also requires less effort in general, in the way of maintenance, as this grass naturally thrives in this region.
- The native is a planned part of the Pine Creek Village landscape design aesthetic; to mimic the look of a river/creek bed landscape.
- It (in theory) reseeds itself.
- For several mowing seasons, the native grass in PCVA was over-mowed, sometimes weekly. Due to this, the grass has thinned out in many areas.
- Allowing the grass to grow and seed, mowing little or only once a mow season will allow for the grass to thicken.
- After some nurturing, the grass will thicken enough to provide its own weed barrier, with little hand-weeding or treatment needed in the future.