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Reply to "Ripping out front lawn, going with native plants - need design advice"
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[quote=Anonymous]I did this a few years ago. I didn't get professional design advice and it's very much cottage garden style, a mix of shrubs, perennials, and a small tree. A lot of natives, but not exclusively. It was a lot of work especially since I also amended the soil, but it was worth it. Every year, I get a lot of compliments from neighbors and passers-by, and my two closest neighbors have even taken part of their lawns out to do something similar. I live in an old neighborhood in DC with a lot of different front yard styles, so I wasn't a complete outlier. It definitely is work to maintain because of the weeds (they grow well despite the shade), certainly more than the lawn we still have in the back to which we don't do anything except mow once a month or so. If you don't want to hire anyone, you definitely have to be into it.[/quote]
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