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    Design and Architecture

    Everything Talks: Lawns

    A new statewide bill means homeowner associations cannot punish drought-conscious residents for not watering their lawns.

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    By Frances Anderton • Oct 7, 2014 • 1 min read

    A new statewide bill means homeowner associations cannot punish drought-conscious residents for not watering their lawns.

    But the news somehow did not reach a green lawn in Glendora, as we learned from Everything Talks, a series created for DnA by comedy writer Tom Saunders, in which we hear about what our objects really think.

    Listen as a lush grassy lawn, a thirsty brown one and a xeriscaped yard vie for relevance as homeowners adjust to a changing landscape in drought-stricken California.

    Performed by Tom Saunders, Caroline Chamberlain and Kristen Hansen.

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Caroline Chamberlain

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