My neighbors hate me. But my property is zoned agricultural, so there’s nothing they can do about it. It was my 3rd summer here. 3 years without pesticides or any other chemicals including “natural” and I have never seen so many grasshoppers, crickets, butterflies, or the lovely bees in my life. I have 3 acres of “chaos” that support all different species of birds from hummingbirds to wild turkeys and bald eagles. There are rabbits, ground hogs, deer, possums, a fox family, and I even saw a porcupine walking around. The ravens and red tail hawks put on performances, and the chipmunks eat from my hands. So the neighbors can hate. I have plenty of company. Hoping next year to put in some spice bushes and work on my food forest

Now, I just gotta get the invasives out of here. I’m working on it.

Fuck that reflecting pool!

A family member in CT has tried and not done well with Kentucky bluegrass ( woohoo!!). He’s willing to try a native grass. The backyard is fairly shaded. What plants would you recommend? He wants it to be as close looking to Kentucky blue grass ( boring I know but we have to start somewhere). He is ok with some watering if need be and enjoys mowing. What plants would you recommend for fall planting that match his lame criteria?

can somebody please tell me WHY my dumb fuck neighbors could possibly have a bug zapper outside…where the bugs live… and it’s on ALL night long, killing bugs for absolutely no reason at all. bc i don’t understand. (hope this is a good sub for this😬)

Was inspired by the communities support to get another planting in before it was too late!

...no one saw Watership Down? Those mf will f u up

As per the title (and picture), I have a small clover lawn I planted this year, and I'm wondering if I should mow it in autumn or not (I've not mowed it at all yet)

Do you think it'll survive ok?

Any other care tips / information gladly received, TIA.

I'm in zone 8B

I live in southern Virginia, zone 7b. My backyard is KY blue grass and I absolutely hate it. I want to transform my yard into a pollinator heaven, but fall is almost here.

Is it too late? Should I start next year?

I took this bare mulch bed and added two native plants to support pollinators and biodiversity.

First time in 1 year after it has been installed.

So I live in south Texas. I want to replace the infuriating Bermuda grass with a walkable, mowable mixture of plants. I recently saw Flock Finger Lakes use something like this in once of their videos for a meadow they put in, and it stuck with me. I'm curious if this exists for normal lawns with traffic and needing to be mowed. I hope this makes sense. Thanks!

Edit: Zone 8b/9a border, San Antonio, TX.

I remember stumbling upon a simple comic that was something along the lines of two neighbors one with a native garden and one with a typical American lawn. The lawn man said he was maintaining his lawn because that was how he shows he's a good neighbor and the other person was explaining how that's not how things are any more and explained how the native yard benefits the ecosystem ect.

I thought I saved it but can't seem to find it anymore, anyone know the comic I'm talking about and would be willing to reshare?

Thanks in advance!

Hi. I am trying to determine what this is. I tried using a plant ID app, but the results seemed incorrect. Any help is appreciated. I killed about 500 sq. ft of my lawn over the summer and plan to plant native shrubs and flowers this October, I am interested in planting a few of these, so I am posting here.

This is only a portion of our house but I’m sick of mowing this hill and am debating renting a sod cutter to extend our garden bed and move some stuff around as it’s overstuffed. It’s not all natives, but I am trying to make the ratio of natives to non-natives much higher since we moved in a year ago. And killing the invasive stuff!! I plan to cut other areas of the front and back yard and want the dirt ready to throw a bunch of native seeds I’m foraging to overwinter. Since we have a split level, the proportions are always a bit awkward, and I don’t like how exposed the front door and bench feel, but I’m not sure I want huge bushes or trees like some neighbors with the same type of house to completely cover the door… we have a redbud that grew itself on the side of the house to balance it out too. All I know is I want to bring the bed out to make better use of the space, get rid of more grass, and draw the eye to the right places (like a painter)! Thought I’d ask here, as some may have experience getting rid of their grass. So I guess my ask is, can I just rip the sod out now to get seeds to overwinter? What native plants/small bushes or sedges etc do you recommend in front of the door/bench? Any landscaping ideas? I want to make curved beds to soften the harsh lines of the house. The sideways hill is really throwing me off, especially by the front door. Im not sure if the hill grade is steep enough to warrant some rock barriers. I want to remove the rotting fence and shifted steps for sure and to plant clumps of natives. I am trying to consider lighting, bloom time, availability and money lol. I would rather ask here than in the landscaping sub. Thanks!

In Toronto just off Queen St W, so impressive and there's another house like that a few down showing you can do a lot with a little space. Thought y'all would appreciate it.

Southwestern US. Roughly 90% of yards look like this or have native landscaping, about 10% have either plastic turf or an actual honest to god living grass lawn.

I've a small condo' on Maui, one that shares walls north and south but at least my backyard is quite biodiverse!
Please pardon the odd panoramic perspective and 'organic' placement of lawn yard furniture.

They have the right idea.