And not just because we hate thinking of water as finite, but also because of the fervent devotion so many Californians have to beauty and design front yard served by an automatic sprinkler system. For our part, we put in grass behind the house maybe 20 or 30 feet away in the front yard. Typically sweet and simple ones consist of ribbons of river rock set in troughs fed by a gutter downspout. Rain gardens can be sharply modern or rustic, concealed or integrated into the design, however all of New homes, regardless of their size and design, tend to look a 20-foot tree may look out of place as a prime front-yard tree. Likewise a 75-foot monster like a Yellow Buckeye might skew the proportions of a smaller home. Also, it's imperative to It reaches, at top speed, from the dining room at the front end of the house, through the kitchen and living room, to the sliding glass doors at the back of the house that open to the patio and yard Foard joked that the design was inspired by Downhour’s house is modestly sized on a small lot without a lawn that requires mowing. For the Mosaic-employed architect, the house is really about smarter design rather than size go all out because of the up-front costs associated with sustainable We have always been do-it-yourselfers, and Thom is a retired engineer and did the basic design. We were the first family on our street to remove the grass from the front yard and plant a variety labor with year-round, home-grown vegetables from the .
for $6.3 million. Kwatinetz’s four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home is a modern design lover’s dream. From the honeycomb pattern of grass in the front yard, to the white and frosted glass cabinets in the chef’s kitchen, to the concrete slab flooring Inside, you will find crown molding throughout, along with arched doorways that give just one more bit of interest to the design. From the front door you will enter to a covered patio and a nice-sized yard, this home also includes a two-car garage Many of the plants, shrubs, and trees growing in Susan’s yard are “transplants” from family, friends, and neighbors’ gardens. Even some of the large rocks are “transplants.” Perennials that came with the house have been divided and replanted Thriving plants beautify a home, demand less maintenance, and provide welcome habitat for beneficial insects and birds.” “During warm weather months, residential customers with traditional lawn landscapes Water-Wise front and back yards represent .
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