But they're facing a nearly $750 fine.
Anne Hartridge and Matt George say they let their lawn die after California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought last month.
But Sacramento officials charge the couple created a public nuisance with their dead front lawn.
The husband-and-wife say they're trying to conserve and not just by saving water on their lawn.
They bike to work, have solar panels and dry their laundry on a clothesline.
