I don’t want this much ornamental grass, what do I do? Let nature take over a patch of it? Hire a landscape designer for a minimum of 10k? Please send help.

More info: I’ve stopped using -icides and I have a robot mower at 3.5”.

I have let a patch grow wild and added a couple apple trees and wildflowers. The city code enforcers want to mow it and fine me, but I don’t plan on letting them.

I’m kinda against fences because they feel pretty anti-social and I’m already only allowed to see people if I use a car. Then again, fences seem like the only way to combat these crazy deer.

I don’t want to design it myself because I want to believe that professional landscape designers do more than just plop stuff around on a whim.

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    5 months ago

    He said acres. If it’s really acres then planting clover, dandelion and native wildflowers are completely irrelevant.

    In a few years it will grow into impassible 4-6’ thornbushes. All other plants like clover and wildflowers will be smothered by the native growth.

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      5 months ago

      Moving through annually with a high level brush cut will handle this.

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        4 months ago

        Oh sure, I’ve rented Bush Hogs to get it under control. But I let it grow as much as possible to be wildlife friendly.

        The OP saying let it grow and use a scythe must live in the city with a 10’ square patch of yard.

        That doesn’t work with acres.