The area of landscape in front of the Menlo Park Corporation Yard was replaced with a garden of cactuses, succulents and a tree. This area was installed to be highly independent and have very low water needs. This small area of landscape allows the City of Menlo Park to save a large amount water per year due to the shallow roots of grass requiring daily water intake to remain green. Non-functional turf is the perfect type of landscape to replace with drought tolerant plants and mulch.