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- The aesthetic is taken to the curb, with an IdealMow lawn alternative (Dymondia) and California native Juncus thriving under an well-established Magnolia in the parkway.
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- Taller Juncus and spikey agave protect areas where foot traffic is less welcome. While lower in height, the texture of Sedum rubrotinctum can also help direct traffic.
Los Angeles Times. December 11, 2014. By Esmerelda Bermudez: Wet weather kept Alberto Ortega from working most of last week — and he couldn’t have been more pleased.
“This rain is a blessing I was beginning to think I’d never see,” the gardener said.
In four decades of tending people’s yards, this year has been Ortega’s roughest: Clients put off landscaping projects, scaled back his duties or simply let their yards go altogether, costing him thousands of dollars. Read More
Related:
- View the “Thriving in Drought” gallery
- View Drought Tolerant Foliage gallery
- Get Wet-to-Dry plant exchange recommendations