I’ve taken to clipping it to 4-6 inches once it’s a foot tall. A few times a year basically. I mow the yard, anywhere I might walk, regular lawn style but further out, not so much. Toss some wildflower seeds out there and call it a wildflower garden.
That’s what my brother suggested for the strip next to the road & the bank - wildflowers :-)
Mom just bought a Zero Turn for the place to make mowing ‘easier’ on me so letting the grass grow is not an option. The post about letting it grow for round bales was tongue-in-cheek.