LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Maya McBride s Rain Garden
Published March 30st, 2010
Maya McBride s Rain Garden
By Andrea A.
Firth
Maya McBride reading to her son Kieran Photo Andy
Scheck
In 2003, Maya McBride and her husband made the move east out of
Berkeley to...
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LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Maya McBride s Rain Garden
Published March 30st, 2010
Maya McBride s Rain Garden
By Andrea A.
Firth
Maya McBride reading to her son Kieran Photo Andy
Scheck
In 2003, Maya McBride and her husband made the move east out of
Berkeley to Orinda and bought what she describes as the
quintessential rancher replete with a backyard shaded by tall cedar
and redwood trees and covered with ivy and Bermuda grass.
"It was
so dark and creepy," says Maya, admitting that she has an aversion
to spiders and ticks.
She began to brainstorm ways to introduce light
and new plant life to create a friendly backyard haven for her
growing family, which now includes three boys ages 10, 7, and 4
years along with an old cat named Rosie.
Maya quickly encountered a stumbling block to her landscape
remodeling plans.
When it rained water pooled in a large dirt area in
the yard.
She subsequently learned that the prior owner of the home
must have faced the same problem.
Back in the 1950 s, he had
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