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Article: WOODLAND MEADOW GARDEN AT HOME IN VALLEY.(U)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- May 4, 2002
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Byline: JOSHUA SISKIN
The idea of a lush woodland meadow garden in Los Angeles sounds as far-fetched as growing cactus in Manhattan until you visit Manhattan and notice how many apartments have a cactus plant or two perched on their kitchen window sills. Gardeners and plant lovers generally make a point of contradicting the laws of nature.
Thaya duBois, a garden designer by trade, has created a water-thrifty meadow garden at her home in Studio City. It requires far less water than a lawn. At first glance, the growth of a meadow in our dry city appears to be no small feat. Our ecosystem is classified as chaparral, which means that most of the year the ...
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