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Green Oaks home honored for eco-friendly yard

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The Green Oaks home of Dennis Leu and Louise Wood on Tuesday became the first private property to be certified under the new Conservation@Home program, which advocates sustainable landscaping efforts.

MICK ZAWISLAK | Staff Photographer

Sky blue asters and wild geraniums are among the native plants used at a Green Oaks home that is the first in Lake County to be certified by the Conservation@Home program.

MICK ZAWISLAK | Staff Photographer

Louise Wood in the garden of her Green Oaks home Tuesday. The majority of plants are native to Lake County.

MICK ZAWISLAK | Staff Photographer

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The Green Oaks home of Dennis Leu and Louise Wood on Tuesday became the first private property in Lake County to be certified under the new Conservation@Home program, which advocates sustainable landscaping efforts. “These native plants are special because they give,” Wood said. “I plant natives because they make my yard rich and beautiful so the hummingbird comes for coffee.”