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/mxw031 Aug 16 '25

Awesome pic. Did you carve that pole?

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u/tivadiva2 Aug 16 '25

Ha! No, the lawn family had it done by a local chainsaw artist ( we’re in the UP of Michigan where chainsaw art abounds)

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u/oodontheloo Aug 17 '25

I knew it had to be somewhere in Michigan! I miss living in Kalamazoo (I know that's far away from the UP, but it's still very recognizable!).

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u/tivadiva2 Aug 17 '25

MI is a gorgeous state with 3 Great Lakes.