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He swapped his lawn for native plants after asking, 'What was meant to be here?'

LA Times 1 min read 1 day ago

<p>'It's really been a joy to reunite the soil with the plants that belong here,' Christopher Smee says of removing his lawn and planting California natives.</p>
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