The grassy patch I have is mainly sun....will Yarrow do OK with full sun? or does it need more shade?

needs about the same water as the lawn in full long beach sun, once/twice a week is fine
but it is a GREAT butterfly/insect plant that doesn't need to be mowed

To whoever gets stuck reading these e-mails,
My sister has a home in La Mesa that I'm trying to help out
with on issues of maintenance and up keep. I've about got her
talked into replacing much of the "old landscape" of worn-out
exotics with themes that involve restoring what could have been
there some two-hundered years ago.
The first really difficult problem is that she has a backyard
filled with bermuda grass that has pretty much choked everything. Based on your guys' experiences, what's the best way to get rid
of the damn stuff? You've mentioned on your website something about keeping the grass
growing while spraying it with round-up is a good technique. Can
you provide some more details on that method?

spray, every few weeks through summer, until dead



when the soils warms, water the lawn, wait a week and spray

I have a existing lawn which will be planted with CA natives
It has full sun and sandy soil
What is the best way to remove lawn ?
Spray it , leave dead lawn and plant into it ?
Spray it , sod cut it out , and plant into it ?
or ?

kill, kill, kill
now the FBI is tracking this email
use the sod cutter only if it's an old lawn and is high against the sidewalk and there is no room to apply mulch.
If bermuda is present, do not underestimate your problem, it is really hard to kill.

Ok. I'm looking for a lawn grass for Southern California. Do you have one?

nope, sorry

Hi, I live a short distance from your Escondido location, Vista Way and Gopher Canyon Road. What is the best low water use turf grass for a small lawn area?

Thanks for your help.

try to stretch the watering out, longer for each watering, longer period between, initially you have to water a lot, but the goal is once a week watering

Hi guys:
I am looking for a dryland seed mix as a lawn substitute. I live in Central Oregon and want low growing, drought tolerant grasses, herbs and other ground cover perrenials that will thrive in zone 5 or colder, sandy, nutrient poor soil. Do you have anything, or can you suggest a source in this NW Region?

sorry, I'm not a big fan of 'native' lawns
The best of them look like a weedy lawn