Cris@lemmy.world to No Lawns@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoA Pretty Yard for Inspolemmy.worldimagemessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1878file-text
arrow-up1878imageA Pretty Yard for Inspolemmy.worldCris@lemmy.world to No Lawns@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square70fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareedoorklep@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI 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.
minus-squarecerement@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agosimple 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
minus-squareCris@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSounds lovely, I’m sure folks here would be delighted to see progress pics as you’re working on it!
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.
simple start is adding native clover and dandelion to the grass (and obviously not spraying herbicides or pesticides)
Sounds lovely, I’m sure folks here would be delighted to see progress pics as you’re working on it!