If you have a larger space then seed is the economical way to go in landscape design. However, it does have drawbacks: increasing site establishment time by several years to never knowing exactly what will grow or how well. There's also the issue of not being able to control the arrangement, which could be important for a front yard makeover where careful design is critical for neighbors. Still, when you are able to create an intentional mix with the right species matched to the site and one another, the serendipity can be a benefit for humans and wildlife alike.
Learn more at monarchgard.com, which hosts jam-packed online classes and useful pocket garden guides on a wide range of sustainable landscape design subjects that empower and build confidence to garden with nature and not against it. There's also a self-paced design workshop that takes things to another level.
Monarch Gardens is a prairie-inspired design firm. It is managed by Benjamin Vogt, author of A NEW GARDEN ETHIC: CULTIVATING DEFIANT COMPASSION FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE, as well as PRAIRIE UP: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL GARDEN DESIGN. Benjamin's work has been featured in The American Gardener, Dwell, Fine Gardening, The Guardian, Horticulture, Midwest Living, and the Wall Street Journal, as well as a variety of books including American Roots. He is a sought-after speaker on landscape ethics and natural design, combining dad jokes with passionate activism and practical advice to reprairie suburbia and unlawn America.
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