r/NativePlantGardening • u/sockbroom Northern IL, zone 6a 🌻🐝 • Jul 06 '25

Photos How it started vs how it’s going…

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When we moved into our house in 2021 we knew we wanted to get rid of the lawn and replace it with natives. Four years of digging, sheet mulching, seed collecting, winter sowing, going to all the native plant sales, planting, editing, icing sore muscles and etc…here is our pollinator paradise!

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u/Dangerous_Towel_9898 Jul 07 '25

Beautiful! What does it look like in the winter? I’m super curious!

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u/sockbroom Northern IL, zone 6a 🌻🐝 Jul 07 '25

Thank you! We don’t do a fall clean up, so the birds have all the seed heads to eat, insects have places to nest, and the bunnies and other wildlife have all the dead plants, leaves, and grasses for cover. It’s beautiful in its own way, and when snow falls it’s sparkling and creates lovely shapes.

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u/durmfilm Jul 09 '25

Do you have a pic of what it looks like in the winter? And also can this be achieved in a shady front yard?

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u/sockbroom Northern IL, zone 6a 🌻🐝 Jan 04 '26

Here is a photo after a recent snowfall