Arborvitae are nice way better than the italian cypress...

 

Yea it doesn't hurt to try. Last summer my dad spent like $60 on grass seeds for the yard and it grew a little but it became a failure.

When I first saw the commerical I thought it was gonna be expensive but it's actually very affordable and if you buy one you get one free. Enough for 100 sq ft or 200 urine patches. My dog is gonna love playing in the yard.