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A community devoted to alternatives to monoculture lawns, with an emphasis on native plants and conservation. Rain gardens, xeriscaping, strolling gardens, native plants, and much more! (from official Reddit r/NoLawns)

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A Pretty Yard for Inspo (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Cris_Color to c/[email protected]

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[–] edoorklep 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I want to do something similar to our front yard, which is currently mostly grass as well. Also some patches for butterflies and bees will be needed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

simple start is adding native clover and dandelion to the grass (and obviously not spraying herbicides or pesticides)

clover adds nitrogen (and was a traditional part of lawns up until WWII)
dandelions attract pollinators and every part of dandelions are edible
don’t trim/mow shorter than 6" (15cm) – triggers grass grazing response rather than damage response
once that’s established, then you can move onto planning and design
- native wildflowers, bunching grasses, erosion control, vegetable garden, fruit trees
- for a garden area, the turf can be flipped over for a basic sheet mulch starter

[–] Cris_Color 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds lovely, I'm sure folks here would be delighted to see progress pics as you're working on it!