## Homeowners are increasingly re-wilding their homes with native plants, experts say

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The days of the perfect-looking yard -- often lawns that guzzle copious amounts of water to stay green -- may soon be gone.

Homeowners are increasingly opting to "re-wilding" their homes, incorporating native plants and decreasing the amount of lawn care to make their properties more sustainable and encourage natural ecosystems to recover, according to Plan It Wild, a New York-based native landscape design company.

As concerns for the environment -- as well as increasing utility bills -- grow, so do homeowners' preferences for how they decorate their yards.

I don't want to water it," Judy Vigiletti, resident of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, told ABC News.

"I can just imagine when the wind blows in, the leaves are swaying and the plants are moving," Vigiletti said.

Live vegetation native to the region, such as shrubs and trees, provide many benefits once established.

Vigiletti is among a growing movement of homeowners who are choosing regional vegetation over the traditional lawn, according to Plan It Wild. »

### French woman responds with outrage after lawyers suggest she consented to a decade of rape

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“I have felt humiliated," an outraged Gisèle Pelicot said of the arguments alleging she was an alcoholic or being her ex-husband's co-conspirator.

“When they see a woman sleeping on her bed, no one thought to ask themselves a question?

“I never told myself: I will rape that woman,” he said, but “I’m guilty of rape.”. »

### California man finds he’s been paying his neighbor’s electric bill for 15 years

Authored by theguardian.com

A California man has realised that he has inadvertently been paying his neighbor’s electricity bill – for at least the last 15 years.

“I’ve been trying to conserve electricity and lower my costs because it was getting really expensive,” Wilson said.

For now, however, Wilson is still paying his neighbor’s bill – as PG&E said it can only be changed in the next billing cycle. »

### Producers had to heavily edit The Apprentice to stop Trump from looking like a ‘complete moron’, authors claim

Authored by independent.co.uk

Donald Trump was so bad at picking who to fire during his stint hosting The Apprentice that the producers of the show would retroactively edit the show to make him look better.

Buettner noted that one of the unexpected firings was that of David Gould, a medical doctor with an MBA.

“And people in the control and producers are like, ‘Oh, my God, what do we do with this now?’” he added. »

### 27-year-old Nebraska man who posed as high schooler sentenced to at least 85 years for sex crimes

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A 27-year-old Nebraska man who posed as someone a decade younger and attended high school for more than 50 days was sentenced to at least 85 years in prison in connection with sex crimes charges, court documents show.

He won’t be eligible for parole for 40 years, according to KOLN-TV of Lincoln.

A spokesperson for the district where Scheich attended high school also did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday. »

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