[modeless]

It's amazing how much more biodiversity you get in a local area just from having a small garden around. Easily ten times the number of different species of bugs and butterflies and various things. Manicured yards with grass, a couple of non-native flowering plants and a tree or two are practically dead places in comparison.

If I ever have a yard of my own I'm going to do all native plant landscaping and some raised beds for edible plants.

[coffeebeqn]

I even got a lot on a 4th floor balcony. Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, ladybugs, etc. I just put out some flowering plants from the region