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View submission: Welcome new members!
I'm new too! I started gardening about 10 years ago when I bought my first house, which had a barren yard. I started out with veggies and whatever cheap flowers I could get. Now I almost exclusively garden with wildlife in mind (I have a couple tomatoes in pots). I just sold my house in Minneapolis, MN and moved to a heavily wooded neighborhood. I have a swamp and lots of trees, but the lawn is a butterfly/bee desert. Plus, I've got buckthorn and some garlic mustard. And lots of river rock. Big challenges ahead! Nice to meet you all!
Comment by SolariaHues at 04/06/2019 at 12:17 UTC
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Hi that's great to hear, challenges ahead but it'll be worth it as you see wildlife enjoying your efforts :)
If the lawn is a focus, I hope we can help here, but r/unlawn might also be worth a look if you haven't already. I am trying to encourage dandelions, clover, and other lawn flowers to come back to our remaining lawn. I've cut into it with flower beds and a meadow already.
I'm not familiar with the plants but if they're invasive r/invasivespecies may also help and r/landscaping perhaps.
Looking forward to seeing your future progress if you feel like sharing. Good luck :)
Comment by gymell at 05/06/2019 at 18:55 UTC
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We need to do a /r/GardenWild Minnesota meetup. There are several of us here. :)