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Low-water alternatives

With more Southern Californians concerned about drought, too busy to mow or simply tired of replacing browned patches of grass, low-water alternatives are gaining in popularity.
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With more Southern Californians concerned about drought, too busy to mow or simply tired of replacing browned patches of grass, low-water alternatives are gaining in popularity. On a Tustin street where lawn is the norm, Cheryl Dickey took out her turf in favor of drought-tolerant native plants and ornamental grasses that don't live off sprinklers. The result is a wilder, more natural look that feels more like a prairie than suburbia.

low water

( Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times )
With more Southern Californians concerned about drought, too busy to mow or simply tired of replacing browned patches of grass, low-water alternatives are gaining in popularity. On a Tustin street where lawn is the norm, Cheryl Dickey took out her turf in favor of drought-tolerant native plants and ornamental grasses that don't live off sprinklers. The result is a wilder, more natural look that feels more like a prairie than suburbia.
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