dynamic elf

One thing our landlady really did right is our lawn. It's mostly just hard packed, and the landscaping is all drought-tolerant, such as cacti, kangaroo paws, etc. Living in the Bay Area, where we have a clear wet season and dry season, I think this is really important. Wheree I grew up in Westchester county, NY, we had a grassy lawn that we never needed to water and didn't care enough to fertilize, so this is a big change for me...but grass lawns that require too many resources are stupid here.