[PCA] NEWS:
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Mon Aug 17 12:11:19 CDT 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-green17-2009aug17,0,6301773.story
Opinion
When it comes to our lawns, brown is golden
Beautiful native plants are a water-wise antidote to Southern
Californians' obsession with green grass.
By Emily Green
August 17, 2009
You know it's the silly season when a member of the Los Angeles City
Council weighs in on the importance of green lawns during a drought, as
the 12th District's Greig Smith did several weeks ago. Yet the council
member's motion, which sought to reduce watering times but increase days
of the week when watering could be done, exemplifies the frustration of
homeowners across Southern California. "For more than a decade, we have
had a policy of greening, not browning Los Angeles," Smith said.
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