The guy across the street from me does no yard work until the city leaves him a warning note. Knee-high "grass" which is composed mainly of weeds. Some of them noxious and invasive, such as Dyer's Wode.

And damndelions. Lots and lots of damndelions.

I put down a bag of pre-emergent fertilizer very early every Spring, follow that up with Weed & Feed in late Spring (like now), and two more feedings in early August and late October.

I get very few damndelions, unlike all my other neighbors. The few that show up appear at edges and other thin spots. For those, I either dig or use a spot spray. Not enough of them to warrant napalm (to bring the thread full circle.)

Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.