When this garden matures it will be full of seeds and fruits for the local bird population.   Goldfinches love it and bees and butterflies have moved in.    Those industrious birds cleverly planted the sunflowers for a more reliable food source now!  For removing her lawn the owner was rewarded with a generous rebate from the local water agency.   The first picture was taken in January and the others just five months later in June.  What a difference spring rain makes.