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Since you are in San Fran, you might check into acoustic curtains... audio people use them for sound booths- they do not block sound but dampen sound down a lot. Sometimes they have a vinyl side which I would put toward the kitchen, as kitchens have more airborne grease particles.

I HAVE LOFTY FEELINGS FOR CHRONICAL BOOKS- seriously, I used to be a bookseller, and they are a greay publisher!

I tested these related to event work - see my blog-ette memorablegatherings@blogspot.com and look under event lighting. The problem with these LEDs is that the light is very unnatural in color and the flicker effect on them "strobes". The only solutions that I have found:

FOR STROBING: when placed in clusters, the strobing seems to have less visual impact. Also placing them at distant locations for light punctuation.

FOR COLOR: ammending the shade with color to color-correct the tone. I have used paint and colored paper to warm and help the color be less cold-green/yellow.

Otherwise, I think that these have value and should be considered for lighting solutions.

Huntington, in total, is not an example of xeriscaping either - this particular photographed section is. Huntington has a variety of plant sections, as do all botanical gardens - they have "collections" and call it a "living museum". Descanso has a native garden section that can serve as a role model for a certain approach to landscaping. Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden is an example of all of the acreage being native plants. The Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys is a LUSH Japanese garden done with - you guessed it - all reclaimed water.

The point is that there are many ways to be water-concious in a garden and we benefit from the lessons of all gardens- they are public spaces that are of incredible value in an overcrowded urban environ.