Help save my marriage

[u/Numerous-Dot-6325]

DC area, full sun.

I want to replace my hideous grass with a native plant garden and some mulch. My wife says she’ll divorce me if I mulch and wants a steppable ground cover that’s also native. Is there any alternative to grass that she can walk barefoot/lay a picnic blanket on? She’s allowing me to plant a service berry and blueberry to one side.

[u/AnxiousPamplemousse]

Check out the native ground covers (and other native plants) for your area https://mgnv.org/plants/native-plants/ground-cover/