This large corner lot in San Bruno, California with compacted dead soil was a dramatic renovation not just to the property, but to the neighborhood. Most commonly, you see tired conventional turf, concrete expanses of "front yard" and beds of "decorative" gravel spread over sheets of plastic. We shook things up a little bit and provided a low maintenance, drought tolerant, pollinator friendly native garden. The client grew up in this house so wanted it to be something special--to give something back to the neighborhood of her youth. Most impressive of all was her dedication to making sustainable choices. Since the property is a rental, she could have taken the prescriptive route. Go Julie, go!