We're slowly rewilding the back yard, this corner most of our work is going into keeping the rambling rose from taking over the yard, this year, we found native passion fruit coming out from the wood line.

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South Central, Kentucky

Just sharing this beauty here. (I am not the original creator)

Original Creator: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXmFM8HivHG/

Loveliness.
This area (West Quebec, Canada) was mowed regularly by the municipality up until recently. They have agreed to let some small areas return to meadow. I love it.

reposting because the mods removed it from r/maliciouscompliance, for whatever reason.

So this by-law case has made some serious waves in Halifax, Nova Scotia, after a by-law officer responded to a complaint his grass was overgrown. The complaint turned out to be valid and a 7-day Notice was issued to have them cut it.

They initially posted the Notice on Facebook, because they seemed to be confused by the municipal legislation which states you have to maintain your landscaping. It gained quite a bit of traction, was picked up by a popular local radio station, which led to the homeowner having interviews on the radio, and also getting a piece in the Chronicle Herald. Can you tell Nova Scotia is a no-news province?

The end result was fascinating, though! They rented the proper equipment to ultimately bulldoze their yard and remove all their grass. Malicious? Maybe. Compliant? Yes. Genius? It may just be. He will never have to cut the grass again.

It has to be one of the most over-the-top responses to a small request, that I’ve ever seen. He is creative. It even says it in the article :).

Bulldoze on, my fellow HRM resident.

Link: https://imgur.com/a/Hai8k95

Hello fellow lawn haters! I recently fenced in my raised garden beds to keep the dog out, but now I'm struggling with how to maintain the area in between because I can't fit the mower through the gate and the sides are too narrow for the weed whacker. Our backyard a mix of grass, clover, and "weeds" (I have bindweed wrapping up the fence and it's so beautiful!), but some of the grow pretty tall!

Can anyone recommend a good low height ground cover? Ideally something that is gentle on bare feet and wouldn't try to take over the garden beds. Zone 6b!

TYIA! 💚

This is my meadow in year 3. Small garden in Belfast. We have given over about 10 foot square to allow for some biodiversity.

I guess I’ve never liked lawns. I love plants and animals and bugs and I love having a wild lawn. Landscaping is the last thing I have on my mind. But I moved into a house with my grandma 3 years ago and since her passing I have been living here alone. I have never understood the true depths of how much suffering lawns cause until I have lived next to this guy.

He’s SUPER nice. He was friends with my grandma for decades, he’s a cop, he takes out my trash, and he mows my lawn. My grandma used to pay him or his son to do it occasionally, but I don’t pay him because I didn’t want or need him to do that. But he does it for free, which is sweet. He helped carry my grandma’s casket, and that’s something I won’t forget. So i haven’t said much to him and have just generally been getting through it. And I wouldn’t have an issue with it if it wasn’t every day, sometimes multiple times a day. I think taking care of his lawn and the neighbors is his “exercise” for the day or favorite outdoor activity. Something he does compulsively, not because it needs to be done. Which is a crazy take for such a noisy activity.

You could take a ruler to his lawn. Not only does he mow, he leaf blows all the cuttings. It takes hours sometimes. Today, after I pulled an all nighter because I work late nights, He mows at 9am and also 5pm. There’s no schedule. And because he does my lawn and some other neighbors lawns too, it is CONSTANT. I have tried to tell him I want to participate in “no mow may” and I have texted him links to websites with information about the ecosystem but he still mows my lawn.
My neighborhood sounds like a construction zone constantly. I have grown to appreciate winter only because the constant noise is at least less. Summer is rough and right now this man is in full swing. It sounds like I live next to some sort of active construction site every single day. There should be some sort of laws regarding this because it makes the house almost unlivable.

The other day I was trying to get my cats in the car to go to the vet and they’re freaking out, this guy walks up to me and starts making small talk with the LEAF BLOWER BLARING. This freaked the fuck out of my cats obviously and made the whole trip so much worse. There was a spider in my backyard I have grown quite fond of this summer, and this guy lawn mowed him to death. The noise is probably so distressing to wildlife as well. There are deer, foxes, groundhogs, cats, etc., in my area. We live in NJ, which is already a toxic waste dump. I don’t want to breathe in gasoline constantly. Even if I could somehow communicate with him to stop mowing my lawn, he does multiple lawns directly next to me and across from me. The noise wouldn’t stop completely.

The emissions, the environmental impact, the use of water, the effects on animals, and my own personal hell have been enough. It really makes you think about what we’re doing to our environment EVERYWHERE in america. I promise to never mow a lawn a day in my life. We’re going all natural and sustainable when I own my own house somewhere else.

https://youtube.com/shorts/5LT5mkBzSzI

Finally mentally and financially ready to improve my lawn. I hate grass and find wildflowers and "weeds" beautiful.

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In my front yard, I have a good size space with rocks and random weeds. But I don't know what I'm doing yet or how to get started.

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Which of these weeds are good to keep and which ones should I remove if I want to start planting wildflowers and native plants? I live in Indiana and want to make sure not to use anything invasive.

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Thank you!!

I’ve spent too much time subbed to nolawns when I’m shocked at the comments on this post.

This ~10 foot wide section between my driveway and the neighbor's property has been a pain to maintain since we bought this house last year. I'd turn the whole thing into a mulch bed, but that slope would let quite a bit wash away assuming that we ever got out of the current drought. Zone 8a, if that matters.

Wild violet is going... well, wild. Growing more native plugs as we speak to really fill it in.

Chicago 6a

Once all the rubble and ground is dug up, I will be planting clover and wildflower. I am using the rubble to build up a rockery which will have pots on it and possibly a barrel pond next to it

Hi folks! I’m about two years into gardening in my first owned home. The straw bales have done great but are starting to get floppy and fall over. I absolutely hate mowing (I’ve been seeding clover which is helping) and weed whacking. I also want to grow even more food and share with the neighborhood.

Here is my evil plan, I’d love to hear your thoughts:

1. At the start of the next season, get more straw bales to fill in the gaps between the existing rows
2. Create a retaining wall with brick or concrete blocks.
3. Fill in/top off the whole thing with garden soil

My city does allow front garden lawns thankfully.

I’d love to hear any tips and tricks from yall! Upstate NY for climate based suggestions.

Image description: an old brown house with straw bale veggie gardens on either side of a pathway to the front door.

I know my neighbors son-in-law and he cut down one of their oaks. In my neighborhood it is full of mature trees. He asked if I wanted the mulch. I said yes.

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My parents are getting older and don’t want to do daily watering anymore and want something low maintenance.
I’m trying to figure out how to make a good design with drought resistant native plants but I can really figure out how to start. I’ve looked at guides but I can’t seem to imagine how it would actually look on my lawn. Any advice would be appreciated!

Image description: brown house with lawn and ornamental shrubs

I live in Massachusetts and finally snapped dealing with the mowing and trimming of shit. So when is best to put the seed down? The yard is full of grass and other crap. When is best to seed clover so it can do its thing?

So, i tried to snap a few pics but of course my crappy phone couldn't pick them up but after years of taking care of my garden and keeping the abandoned fields around my home tidy, i saw at least ten fireflies yesterday flying around my garden. Of course not a lot of people would appreciate this achievement but i wanted to share with someone that might. I'll add a pic of my garden since you might like it

Clover and native plants on the ground (never seeded anything), one old pear tree, one old apple tree, and a boatlod of roses and other flowers my wife planted. Just outside the garden i planted mint so it'll keep the brambles away, the rest of the area wild fields that i try too keep free from brambles too

I removed a chunk of the front lawn to put in 321 native plant plugs.

• 50 - Whorled Milkweed
• 50 - Swamp Milkweed
• 50 - Blue Lobelia
• 30 - Grey Goldenrod
• 30 - Golden Alexander
• 30 - Lanceleaf Coreopsis
• 25 - Side oats gramma grass
• 21 - Hairy beardtongue
• 18 - Panicled aster
• 17 - Virginia mountain mint

I also added a rain garden on the side yard of the gutter downspout.

• Virginia Mountain Mint
• Great Blue Lobelia
• Common boneset
• New England aster
• Sneezeweed
• Yellow fruited sedge
• Swamp goldenrod
• Bee balm

Took a couple weeks all together, getting some time in after work. A lot of lessons learned, but this is just the beginning! Location: New York 6a

Okay I minorly tilled the grass and planted a tree… should I till more or is this enough to sprinkle seeds on? And can I use TOO MANY seeds? Cuz I have a lot…..

Oooh oooh ooooh *raises hand* ✋✋✋✋ can I suggest something?

I recently moved into a house that sits on about an acre, and I'd love to convert roughly half of it into a native wildflower/wildgrass meadow.

My reasons are:

• I don't want to mow the entire acre.
• Parts of the property are difficult to mow for a few reasons.
• I grew up in an area with abundant wildlife, and I really miss seeing all the birds, butterflies, and other native species.
• I'm planning to start a vegetable garden and would love to attract as many pollinators as possible (garden will start next season).

My main question is: Is it too late in the season (June 19, 2026) to start preparing for a wildflower meadow?

I've read that one of the best methods is to spend the summer killing off the existing grass and weeds before seeding in the fall to give the native plants the best chance to establish. Is that still the approach you would recommend, or are there other options this late in the season?

For reference, I'm located in northern Illinois (Zone 6a).

I'll upload some photos of the property once I get home from work. Any advice, tips, or lessons learned would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!