In article , cheryl ruminated:
hi all,
i am hoping someone has some advice. i live in a condo building in
sunnyvale, CA. (silicon valley) i think it is sunset western zone 15
or 16, if that makes a difference. on the north side of our
four-story building is a struggling lawn.

You live in a desert. Why bother with a lawn?

our landscape maint. crew doesn't seem to know how to fix it. we
dont have tons of money to spend, so putting seed and/or soil on top
is probably best.

Okay, here's what you do. Spray the current lawn with Roundup(tm), making
sure not to get any on the leaves of any trees or shrubs you don't want
dead. After a couple of weeks rent a rear-tine tiller and till all the old
grass or soil under. Then go to Home Cheapot and buy enough landscaping cloth
to handle everything, then order a few tons of, hmm, how about golden granite
screened 3/4" rock, that looks pretty good. As finances allow, go back and
plant brittle bush, agave, and other desert plants, and run a drip
system to keep them looking green and beautiful.

Grass in the desert is a constant struggle, and grass that will survive
both desert and shade is pretty much impossible.

Go to http://www.xeriscape.org for more information on xeriscaping
(desert-scaping).

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