In their attempts to be more environmentally sensitive, many thousands of homeowners propose, or actually implement, alternatives to conventional lawn maintenance. In many cases, the perception of “naturalness” incorporates un-mowed grasses and forbs believed by the homeowner to be reminiscent of fields and pastures. A previous study of municipal attitudes toward this phenomenon revealed a wide variety of responses, ranging from laissez-faire, through official recognition and registration to strict prohibition and vigorous enforcement. The current expansion of this study focused on larger cities and their suburbs, especially newer subdivisions. In contrast to the general air of tolerance expressed by many smaller, midwestern towns for alternative landscape plans, provided they are well-maintained, larger cities and suburbs appear generally much less tolerant of nonstandard lawn maintenance. Failure to maintain lawn grasses at a standard height will almost certainly lead to enforcement of lawn maintenance and weed control ordinances in a majority of the cities surveyed, no matter what the intentions of the homeowner.