It’s dry out there
![A tall, spiky euphorbia, nicknamed Cactus Man by homeowners Susan Avallone and Carr DAngelo, stands sentry near a spreading acacia on the side of their Sherman Oaks Western-style house. The couple have gone grass-less, abandoning the wide, park-like swath of green that once encircled the house in favor of more interesting and ecologically sound drought-tolerant plants.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa16cfd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x343+0+0/resize/1200x823!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F21%2F9d%2Ffe7f15adacd23dce11ebd3ca8621%2Fla-hm-drought1-jobhvcnc.jpg)
(Mel Melcon / LAT)
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