A Smart Solution?

Natural Area (in progress)
Originally uploaded by merfam

We’re allowing the hilly section of our yard to grow-in to become a "natural area." It's hard to mow so by letting it thicken and over time adding large landscape rocks and patches of wildflowers it will eventually establish the look we are going for. Then it will look purposeful - and not like we're too lazy to mow that part of the lawn. Smart, huh?

Also notice all if the leaves? It’s only mid August and our yard has more leaves now than in the fall. There’s a huge tree on the property behind us that starts to loose it’s foliage in late summer, so we have to mow it weekly just to mulch the dry leaves.