WaterSmart makeover: Creating a serene setting in Encinitas

WaterSmart makeover: Creating a serene setting in Encinitas

For The Union-Tribune Ramona Copley has lived in her Encinitas home since 1976, sharing it with her husband, David, who died last year. Their grown daughters live nearby. Today, her 16-year-old Chihuahua mix Cookey is her constant companion. Before David’s death, the couple had been planning the relandscaping of their front and backyards. They let the lawns die and David installed brick planters and concrete. They got rid of a cypress and ants d…