One of the great benefits of losing some of your grass is that your space can be opened up to housing designated entertaining areas. Using hardscape as a grass alternative allows you to create a yard that works for your specific needs. You also will have less stress worrying about lots of foot traffic destroying the lawn that you’ve worked carefully to grow.
Rather than having a large green area that is perpetually in utilization limbo, you can create a backyard with areas for entertaining, relaxing, cooking, and much more. This allows your space to work for you, rather than you constantly working on your space.