What is a well-mannered ground cover for sandy soil within a hot desert climate? Ideally there should be a meadow in our front courtyard. We...

Ideally there should be a meadow in our front courtyard. We are renting and don't want to have to buy expensive sod and consequently have the problem and expense of mowing such a significant area. The innkeeper put in a sprinkler system and a sea tank, but refuse to do anything else.There are several mature trees contained by the yard - date palms and chickoo trees (sapodilla).
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