He killed his Bermuda grass lawn with cardboard and planted plants better suited for California. Six years later, his DIY yard is thriving.
Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. The temperature was in the 90s in West Hills, but that didn't deter an astonishing number of monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees from feeding on the California-friendly plants — sages, salvias and flowering milkweed — in Eric Augusztiny's front yard. Pollinators, however, aren't the only ones who call the front yard home.
When he smothered his lawn with cardboard, his neighbors often asked him what he was doing. 'I told them I was getting rid of the Bermuda grass,' he recalled. 'They all told me, 'Good luck with that.'' Taking classes offered Augusztiny some revelations as he planned his garden. He followed Adams's suggestion to 'paint with wildflowers' and scattered wildflower seeds on top of established plants.
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