Don’t Weep For The Lawn: Your Drought-Friendly Gardens Reveal The Yard as Personal Art Statement

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Christina Wright
Christina Wright (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)

Last week DnA’s Frances Anderton ran into a Hancock Park homeowner who bemoaned the fact he has to get rid of his lawn, asking what could take its place and preserve the loveliness of his Cape Cod-style house.

I assured him there are so many wonderful options, and that in fact, this is an opportunity for him to get creative, and create a personal statement with his front yard — as you have all done.

Last month we asked you to send us pics of your drought tolerant gardens. Here are some images we received and I think you’ll agree they give a new definition to the term, “green fingers.”

Keep on sending us your designs. And check out these gardens that were recently featured on Mar Vista’s Green Garden Showcase, a neighborhood where as many as one in every four homes has a drought resistant landscape.

Erin Riley
Tracie. L
Tracie. L (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Nick Zigler
Nick Zigler (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Stock Pot Images
Stock Pot Images (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Rochelle G.
Rochelle G. (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Daniel Melling
Daniel Melling (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Nature In LA
Nature In LA (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Lara Balcer
Lara Balcer (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Maya Dunne
Maya Dunne (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Kirsten Nelson
Kirsten Nelson (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Terry Lynn Hair
Terry Lynn Hair (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)