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Dave Egberts decision seven years ago to move to a remote patch of land overlooking Shasta Lake, Calif., seemed counterintuitive for an avid gardener. The property had limited access to water, but Egbert, who shares his gardening adventures on Instagram beartrapgarden, had a plan for how he could make the site work for him: a gravel garden.

While astrophysics and “The Great Refractor” telescope put Yerkes Observatory on the global map in 1897 as the widely-recognized “birthplace of modern astrophysics,” the historic observatory, closed by the University

Gravel gardening is a low maintenance and sustainable way to grow plants. It requires little watering and absolutely no soil amendments, mulching, or weeding.

Yes, gravel gardens may require 80 percent less work. But their beauty alone is reason enough to rethink the way you're gardening now.

Yes, they may require 80 percent less work. But their beauty alone is reason enough to rethink the way you’re gardening now.