celebrities ignore drought (Modesto, San Luis Obispo, Brea: foreclosures, homes, landscaping)

[Calix]

Why should celebrities destroy their lawns when the state wastes 1,000,000,000 X more on the non native smelt, almonds, and alfalfa and expects no cuts from them.

As long as the only cuts are being asked of urban water use which is less than just alfalfa, it's hard to take it seriously. People with money won't, they know better.

[LuvSouthOC]

Some people like in a world devoid of civic duty, shared sacrifice or reason. Sure there are huge problems associated with living in an extreme drought, but some posters pretend like the farmers' water rights guaranteed over a hundred years ago can so easily be undone by those in Sacramento. Moreover, the inability to reduce in other areas does not relieve others of the duty to reduce collectively. But of course, this presupposes caring about the state and society which apparently some do not.

[dexter14]

Pretty sure this is a satire website

“The Kardashian flowers and hedges are right in our face,” one resident told The Post. “It’s disgusting. You walk by and you can smell the freshness.” OMG! I can smell the freshness!! LOL

[tickyul]

Just common sense, you live in a dry region that has a LOT of people.

Just do like a lot of people in places like Arizona do, set up your yard with a desert-them......no grass, cactus, etc!

[expatCA]

Makes you wonder how much the Governor and all the politicians have cut back?

[Calix]

Originally Posted by tickyul

Just common sense, you live in a dry region that has a LOT of people.

Just do like a lot of people in places like Arizona do, set up your yard with a desert-them......no grass, cactus, etc!

Because most people don't like a desert theme and find it desolate, depressing, and ugly. That is why the wealthy have huge lawns and gardens. They like green, not drab brown.

Besides, some of us live in a coastal Mediterranean climate, which is nothing like most of Arizona. The hills are covered in native plants, tall grasses, coastal oak and bushes. It's is not barren rock and cactus. Learn your biomes. Rock piles are totally unsuited and even harmful for the ecology of coastal California.


Synthetic turf is a better option, allows you to keep the green and lowers the water use.

[LuvSouthOC]

Originally Posted by Calix

Because most people don't like a desert theme and find it desolate, depressing, and ugly. That is why the wealthy have huge lawns and gardens. They like green, not drab brown.

Besides, some of us live in a coastal Mediterranean climate, which is nothing like most of Arizona. The hills are covered in native plants, tall grasses, coastal oak and bushes. It's is not barren rock and cactus. Learn your biomes. Rock piles are totally unsuited and even harmful for the ecology of coastal California.


Synthetic turf is a better option, allows you to keep the green and lowers the water use.

It is true that xeriscaping, if not done well, is rather desolate and depressing. If done nicely, however, that's not the case.

[matzoman]

Originally Posted by Calix

Because most people don't like a desert theme and find it desolate, depressing, and ugly. That is why the wealthy have huge lawns and gardens. They like green, not drab brown.

Besides, some of us live in a coastal Mediterranean climate, which is nothing like most of Arizona. The hills are covered in native plants, tall grasses, coastal oak and bushes. It's is not barren rock and cactus. Learn your biomes. Rock piles are totally unsuited and even harmful for the ecology of coastal California.


Synthetic turf is a better option, allows you to keep the green and lowers the water use.

If you like green lawns and english gardens the northeast is a more practical option. Mass, CT, RI . Coastal California canyon brush and oak is not green, more like a parched olive.

[Calix]

Originally Posted by matzoman

If you like green lawns and english gardens the northeast is a more practical option. Mass, CT, RI . Coastal California canyon brush and oak is not green, more like a parched olive.

Fair, but olive looks nothing like a rock pile with cactus. I find the Santa Monica mountains to be quite beautiful and it looks nothing like a desert.



Besides, artificial turf can provide lush green lawns with no water requirement. It just requires creativity.

[Elliott_CA]

Originally Posted by Calix

when the state wastes 1,000,000,000 X more on the non native smelt, almonds, and alfalfa and expects no cuts from them.

Not true. Farmers have been taking huge cuts in water deliveries for 4 years, before anyone muttered the word "drought." Agricultural exports are worth $46 billion to the state economy, while the export value of the average lawn is... zero. Given that I think it's reasonable to mandate that lawns die first before we start hurting the economy and reducing our food supply...