Native grasses, native wild flowers, perennials known to support native wildlife and so on.. plus a few non-natives just for some extra splashes of colour. [kinda like roadside diner billboards for insects.]
I had 50+ species of native grass, twice that many native wild flowers and at the last transect I did 300+ species of insect, 40 of which were on the list as critically endangered. Which is not at all bad for a garden that's 20x20 feet.
I applied for and got an SSI order. [site of scientific interest] meaning that my garden was legally protected under the same rules as wildlife preserves. The council backed down on their order to mow my lawn.
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Date: 2019-02-05 11:29 am (UTC)I had 50+ species of native grass, twice that many native wild flowers and at the last transect I did 300+ species of insect, 40 of which were on the list as critically endangered. Which is not at all bad for a garden that's 20x20 feet.
I applied for and got an SSI order. [site of scientific interest] meaning that my garden was legally protected under the same rules as wildlife preserves. The council backed down on their order to mow my lawn.