‘The bees are quite busy’

A proud homeowner in Minnesota zone 4a was excited to share the beauty results of their lawn transformation. After just a year, their lawn has already grown into a beautiful garden with native plants.

The homeowner originally began transforming his lawn by mulching the entire front yard. After planting a variety of native plants and grasses, the homeowner gave fellow gardeners on the r/NoLawns forum a progress report.

“I planted a lot of native flowers, prairie grass and a few shrubs (hazelnut and chokeberry)” wrote the gardener who shared the post. “I’m excited to see things blossom and the bees are quite busy.”

Redditors were impressed with the transformation of the lawn and would like to know more about the process.

“Fantastic, good luck,” commented one user.

“Did you feel like it looked good all season?” asked another Redditor.

“If you deliberately plant a succession of flowers and prune around the edges, it won’t look bad,” responded one user.

Growing a lawn with native plants has numerous benefits. When you trade your lawn for native plants and wild prairies, saving you time and money on garden maintenance.

Unlike lawns, lawns with native plants do not require consistent pruning by a gas-powered mower. The result is that you will not only reduce your gardening work, but also reduce your carbon footprint.

If you were to switch from a grassy area to a more natural option, which of these factors would be your primary motivation?

Make it look better

Save money on water and maintenance

Helping pollinators

I’ll never leave my lawn again

Click on your choice to see the results and give your opinion

Establishing a lawn with native plants is also a way to reduce your water bill. Because native plants have that adapted to their environmentthey save water and are drought resistant.

Homeowners who switching to lawns with native plants are excited to discover that their gardens attract wildlife and pollinators. As you grow more native plants in your garden, you will find that butterflies and bees pollinate your plants and protect our food supply.

You may also see more birds in your garden once you start growing native plants. Like pollinators, birds depend on native plants for food and foraging.

Redditors continued to praise the lawn’s transformation.

“It seems great to me!” wrote An user.

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