Fox tail agave
Agave attenuata
- Sun to part shade
- Low water
- 3–4 ft tall
Mexico
Pull the lawn. Plant a garden that barely drinks.
One Drop designs and plants low-water gardens on the Westside: grass out, drip in, and plants that do fine on Los Angeles rain plus a little help.
A desert tree for shade
Light, open shade, so the plants underneath still get sun.
Flowers for hummingbirds
Red flowers near the windows bring them in close.
Agaves up front
Big shapes that read from the street and need almost no water once settled.
A patio where the lawn was
Warm pavers and a low wall to sit on, so the yard gets used, not just watered.
Sample yard 900 sq ft of lawn out about 37,800 gallons of water saved a year
From lawn to garden
1
Lawn replacement
The grass comes out, the soil gets loosened and mulched, and we file the rebate paperwork with you before anything is dug.
2
Garden design
A drawn plan of every plant, path and boulder, with a tag for each plant so you know what you’re getting.
3
Drip irrigation
Sprinklers out, drip in: water at the roots instead of on the sidewalk, on a controller that skips rainy days.
4
Monthly care
Weeding, pruning and drip checks, so the first year goes right and the garden fills in.
42gallons a year, for every square foot of lawn
That’s the Metropolitan Water District’s estimate of what each square foot of Southern California lawn drinks, and what you stop paying for when it’s gone.
How a yard changes hands
- Yard walk
Free, about 45 minutes. We measure the lawn, check the sun and look at your sprinklers.
- Plan and price
A drawn plan, a tag for every plant, and one price for the whole job.
- Rebate first
Most water agencies want approval before the lawn comes out. We file it with you and wait.
- Planting
Lawn out, soil loosened, drip in, plants in, mulch on top. A few days for most front yards.
- First year
Monthly visits while the roots settle, then a lot less of everything.
Care plans
A new garden needs a little attention while the roots settle. After that, a lot less.
Sample prices
Settle-inThe first year
$95 a month
- A visit every month
- Drip checked and adjusted each season
- Plants that don’t take are replaced free
KeepAfter year one
$160 a quarter
- A visit every three months
- Pruning and weeding
- Controller set for the season
Book a free yard walk
Tuesday to Saturday on the Westside. Bring your water bill if you have it handy.
- Culver City
- Mar Vista
- Palms
- Cheviot Hills
- Del Rey
- Venice
- Westchester
- West LA
