“In the absence of simple directions and guidance about what to do with their landscape, they default to lawn because it’s easy,” said Mark Richardson, executive director of the Ecological Landscape Alliance, a nonprofit that promotes sustainable landscaping.
Move over, green lawns. Drier, warmer climate boosts interest in low-water landscaping
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Farther down the coast in Freeport, Mark Richardson, a 64-year-old retiree, said homeowners were busy “trying to tie everything down” and worried that Beryl had people unsure about where along the Texas coast it would make landfall.
Hurricane Beryl bears down on Texas, where it's expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength
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