The NY Times has yet again rediscovered the conflict between water-intensive lawns and water restricted landscapes. The article titled, "Arid Southwest Cities' Plea: Lose the Lawn," captures the conflict but doesn't reflect the creative solutions we are seeing in some arid cities. They did catch a quote from Diana Balmori, but I would have also liked to hear from Ken McCown, too.
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