How a Mother-Daughter Duo Transformed Their Backyard Into a Native Plant Paradise
Southern California homeowners are increasingly replacing water-intensive, non-native lawns with drought-tolerant, biodiverse habitats to combat regional water shortages and declining local insect populations. According to the design firm Whelan Design House, shifting toward native landscaping—a process popularized by recent viral social media documentation—replaces resource-heavy monocultures with ecosystems that require fewer chemicals and less irrigation while … Read more