re: honest question…why do so many of you soak your yard with chemicals?

Well for starters, some parts of the country have a climate conducive to beautiful nature. Wild flowers and a cold cycle that keeps it all in balance. Deep South Louisiana may contain swamps that have a type of beauty, but I’ve never seen a successful wild yard in this state. Portland? Yes. Boise? Yes Bozeman? Yes.

Here if left to nature, it will look like an abandoned trailer park in 4 months. Step one to a beautiful French cottage landscape is to live somewhere with a more French or English climate