This Storybook cottage's native plant wonderland shows how gorgeous no grass can be
Los Angeles Times -

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Once upon a time, under Universal Studios' watchful Minion eye, there was a Storybook house in Studio City with a steep, sagging roof, a towering, tottering chimney and a yard so boring and prone to flooding that its charm was pretty much negated. The front yard was mostly dead grass; the driveway was cracked and broken from runoff whenever it...

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