Opinion: Here’s what’s wrong with your perfectly drought-tolerant Southern California landscaping December 24, 2023 Home Explore The Naturalist's Journal Opinion: Here’s what’s wrong with your perfectly drought-tolerant Southern California landscaping Share FacebookTwitterEmail Prevailing notions of responsible landscaping and gardening in California have long focused on a single metric: water use. By ignoring the importance of native plants, this formula disastrously undermines biodiversity.