By: MICHELE CHANDLER
Published: July 31, 2010

San Jose homeowner Joanne Curme was tired of her lawn and its never-ending cycle of mow-weed-water-repeat.  Kim Tarman of San Ramon longed for a yard with vibrant colors.  And Arvind Kumar of San Jose had had it with broken sprinkler heads and dead splotches of lawn. 

All three ditched their conventional lawns and joined the growing number of Bay Area residents replacing their grass yards with drought-resistant plants and California natives.

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