Garden: Explore these alternatives to a dead front lawn

Slowly, over the last few years, more and more front yards in Los Angeles have turned brown and stayed that way or, in some cases, turned to dirt. It is no longer a stigma for the owner of any sort of property – be it a home, an apartment building, a condominium, or an industrial park – to utterly neglect space that was formerly occupied by a lawn. I must admit to having wondered if this lack of civility – since there is no consideration for those who have to live with their ne