Los Angeles, CA – May 11, 2009: Randy Bergman walks out the front of her home in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Bergman’s front yard is very drought tolerant with a colorful assortment of hip unusual-looking succulents. The backyard is meant to include reminders of New York where Bergman lived before and includes a patio shade modeled after NYC street grates. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)