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Garden Tour: Randy Bergman’s low-water mix

By Craig Nakano
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Sure, it’s cloudy now. But just you wait. When lawns start to cook in the summer sun, think of Cheviot Hills resident Randy Bergman, who ditched her turf in favor of an eclectic mix of low-water succulents and colorful perennials -- further proof that drought-tolerant doesn’t have to mean minimalist plantings of cactus in gravel. The beauty of the gardens, front and back, is that there’s so much to see. The beauty of this blog? We can link you to an expanded gallery with more photos than we could fit in print. Keep clicking and you’ll find a surprising design move in the backyard.

-- Craig Nakano

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Craig Nakano

Craig Nakano is the assistant managing editor for Entertainment and Arts. He joined The Times as an assistant travel editor, later served as home editor and most recently was the fine arts editor, leading a team whose accolades included a Pulitzer Prize and an Online Journalism Award. A California native, he worked at the Desert Sun of Palm Springs and at the San Francisco Chronicle after graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He lives in Long Beach with his husband and son.

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