Red-faced Barbra Streisand to cut water usage after pictures emerge of her lush gardens amid California drought
- Experts estimate there will be less than a year's worth of drinking water in California's reservoirs at the end of 2015
- Yet the rich and famous of Los Angeles continue to water their lawns with apparently no concern for conservation
- Aerial images have shown the ever-green lawns of Kim Kardashian, Barbra Streisand and Petra Stunt among others
Barbra Streisand appears to have been shamed into cutting her water usage after shocking aerial photographs showed her Malibu yard looking lush and green despite California experiencing its worst drought in history.
Residents across California have been demolishing pools, cutting back on showers and letting their lawns turn brown after experts estimated that there will be less than a year's worth of drinking water left in the state's reservoirs by the end of 2015.
But recent aerial photographs have shown that many stars are keeping their yards well watered with their green lawns contrasting sharply with the dusty brown landscape surrounding them.
Despite being an advocate for energy conservation, Barbra Streisand's beach-side home in Malibu appears green as ever
However, Ms Streisand is apparently now going to turn off the sprinklers, with a source telling the New York Post that she’s going to let some of her plants turn brown.
Despite being an advocate for energy conservation, Barbra Streisand's beach-side home in Malibu appears green as ever
However, Ms Streisand is apparently now going to turn off the sprinklers, with a source telling the New York Post that she’s going to let some of her plants turn brown.
A spokesman for Streisand had earlier issued a statement to the Post claiming she had cut her water usage by over 50 per cent in the past few months, though photographs showed her pool full and her lawn well manicured.
(The aerial photographs of the stars’ yards were taken by John Chapple from a helicopter.)
(The aerial photographs of the stars’ yards were taken by John Chapple from a helicopter.)
His images showed the mega-mansions owned by Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and heiress Petra Stunt to be among the most verdant in Los Angeles.
'The Kardashian flowers and hedges are right in our face,' a neighbor of West and Kardashian in Hidden Hills told the New York Post. 'It’s disgusting. You walk by and you can smell the freshness.'
The reality star previously claimed that she was washing her hair only every five days in response to the drought, a move she called 'a little excessive, maybe'.
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