Our new front yard, part 3: design
...not native purists. They point out that in a disturbed environment like an urban center, where even the soil might be imported, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to chase after a lost past, especially when local conditions have changed so much that what once might have grown there simply can’t anymore. It’s more important to focus on what works, and on fostering abundant life. But they do like the way native plants give a strong sense of place and lo...
