This is a colorful example of what you can plant instead of grass, between the sidewalk in the street, also known as the parking strip, or parkway. Plants include, CA poppies, penstemon 'margarita BOP' and Solidago in the background. Rebates available through your local water agency to remove turf...

In the front yard we planted a Pinneapple Guava tree, which bears delicious fruit in the Fall and is a great option for a fruiting tree in a water wise garden. It also has edible flowers and is evergreen. The California native grasses have nice movement in the breeze that consistently blows here....