Penze Yard: From Overgrown to Growing Native

 We moved into this house in Dec 2022 and starting our native gardening journey in the fall of 2024. The front of the house was covered in yews so large you could barely see the front of the house. We were (and still are) dealing with many weeds prevalent across the property, and given it's a 2 lot property, there is a lot to manage. We decided to turn to native gardening for many reasons - it's hard to deny the beauty of native pollinators, they are beneficial to local wildlife, require less watering, and have been great weed control. We still have a lot to go and have plans in place for the next few seasons, but we've made such a big difference in just a couple of years.




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