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A small bird perches on colorful stones in a birdbath filled with water.

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Connecticut town sounds biodiversity alarm, asks residents to trade lawns for native plants

A sprinkler watering a lawn.

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Washington homeowners are ditching thirsty lawns for native yards built for a drier future

A dry backyard featuring a patch of brown grass, vibrant plants, and a decorative old wagon wheel.

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Colorado homeowner replaced a thirsty lawn with a native garden kit and found a water-wise fix

A garden with separate areas for select native plants.

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Why one gardener keeps milkweed out of a flower bed, even while growing natives nearby

A lush green field with patches of blooming pink and violet flowers under a clear sky.

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Thyme-covered yard wins over homeowners tired of mowing, watering, and turf

A flower bed with yellow and purple blooms.

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Homeowner rips out a useless lawn strip, scatters saved seeds, and gets a thriving chaos garden

A large rhododendron bush with bright pink blooms.

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Homeowner removed a giant rhododendron, then watched pollinators and goldfinches move in

Flowers in a garden.

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Gardener says you only need one native plant — it will reseed, and feed pollinators

A close-up view of lush green grass and clover patches in a garden setting.

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During a drought warning and 2-day watering limits, volunteer clover stayed green as grass faded

A vibrant pot overflowing with pink petunias near a house entrance.

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The flowers gardeners say can handle neglect, from petunias to marigolds

A colorful garden filled with a variety of blooming flowers beside a white fence and house wall.

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'Everything from seed': Budget flower garden bursts with snapdragons, zinnias, and sunflowers

A two-story house with turf lining a stone walkway.

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Only 3 months into the yard makeover, the house already looks bigger and more inviting