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“Our Mediterranean climate doesn’t allow for our rivers and streams, and the creeks that flow into them, to flow permanently,” Bothwell said.

In fact, a location where less than 10% of annual rain falls during the summer is said to have a “Mediterranean climate” due to the prevalence of this pattern in Southern Europe.

Much of Italy enjoys a Mediterranean climate marked by hot summers and mild winters, which provide ideal conditions for sub-tropical fruit.

Future Los Angeles will need to look radically different — and closer to its true Mediterranean climate — if it is to survive.

She weaves native plants, Mediterranean climate plants, succulents, vegetables and herbs into her landscape designs.