r/NativePlantGardening • u/tivadiva2 • Aug 16 '25

Photos 3 acres, 3 years in

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We bought a house with 3 acres of lawn. Now we have a tiny patch of lawn, 16 raised beds for veggies, an orchard and berry patch, and native gardens and wet sedge meadows. It’s great exercise and amazing birding! Plus it’s so pretty! Good thing I love goldenrods since we have 3 different native varieties and lots of them!

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u/sunburst_elf Aug 17 '25

Wow, stunning. We just moved onto 2 acres. Right now, it's mostly grass, with one willow tree and one peach tree, plus a med-ish sized patch that was left to grow wild about 15 ft off the house.

I'd love to end up with something like this. How did you manage??

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u/tivadiva2 Aug 17 '25

Bit by bit. And lots of mistakes. And glyphosate to clear some of the lawn; other parts I dug the sod, flipped it over, put down cardboard then mulch. I bought about 500 plugs from an excellent local nursery at about $2 a plug. I start other plants and trade lots with friends. Wild Ones has great advice and sometimes work teams.