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Seems like a lot of work.
The initial planting, maybe. But afterwards it's something that largely maintains itself. Maybe the occasional trimming if you want it to stay neat. One of the big draws of native landscaping is how low maintenance it is by virtue of the plants being adapted to the environment they're growing in
Putting in a brand new lawn is work as well, but a native plant garden is actually less work usually once installed because you don't have to mow all the time.