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re: honest question…why do so many of you soak your yard with chemicals?
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:40 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:40 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Having a more natural yard/lawn isn't the same as just letting nature take over. It is about making different, and it can be argued better, choices. Most neighborhoods you ride through are nothing more than non-native turfgrass lawns and non-native (also sometimes now invasive) ornamental plants/flowers. None of that offers anything of value to most things in a local ecosystem.
A simple approach is choosing native "wildflower" species over the traditional imported options. That alone provides something for pollinators and other beneficial insects.
it would be cool to have a thread about this. Ive always like those French cottage "wild" looks, Just have no idea ow to do it
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:49 pm to jamiegla1
quote:ironically, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do (and mostly free of charge)
Just have no idea ow to do it
Posted on 3/7/24 at 9:16 pm to jamiegla1
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it would be cool to have a thread about this. Ive always like those French cottage "wild" looks, Just have no idea ow to do it
A little at a time. There is a Facebook group (I don't have Facebook, but I've seen some of their stuff and listened to the lady who started the group) called Pollinator Friendly Yards. She was a guest on episode #79 of a podcast called "Nature's Archive". Whether it is that group, or some other resource, there is more info out there now than maybe ever.
The easiest way to start is to know your area and then ask one question when making decisions about what you are thinking of putting in your yard, "What does this provide to the ecosystem I live within?". Most every native plant is going to provide something to the native wildlife, birds, insects, etc. that have evolved alongside it in your area. That's the big issue with big box and large nurseries, they focus almost exclusively on non-native species that offer nothing to the creatures that have inhabited the area they are being planted.
So, the next time something in your yard dies, just do research for a native plant our flower that is closest to it and suited for your area and replace it with it.
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