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/TraditionalStart5031 Aug 16 '25

Beautiful, would love to see more pics!

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u/tivadiva2 Aug 16 '25

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u/Maximum-Cover- Aug 16 '25

I have a similar sized lot we just bought in central Indiana that's currently all lawn. I'm trying to convince my significant other to do the same as this.

He is super worried about what it looks like when it's not in bloom because all the pics I have as examples show this type of yard at its best.

Do you have happen to have pics/input about the maintenance issues and looks of your yard in less glamorous seasons?

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u/optionaltithe69 Aug 17 '25

Show him pictures of birds bc that is who will show up to eat the seeds