El Cerrito couple pull grass, go native
If you're daunted by the prospect of replacing your turf, let Donna Bodine's 1,000-square-foot front yard in El Cerrito be your incentive. The garden, on the Bringing Back the Natives tour Sunday (May 5), is a choice selection of native plants, artfully arranged and accented by rocks Bodine and her hydrogeologist husband, Jim Durkin, collected on hikes. Solarization (using the sun's heat to kill weeds) was out because the temperature increase can do in the soil organisms. For material, she turned... Читать дальше...