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Yard & garden design goes into the wild <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Garden Design Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The columbine sway in the afternoon breeze. Tall spikes of purple lupine peek over the top of a fern leaf. All around yellow sedum is in full bloom; bees buzz from flower to flower. A spider scampers across a small boulder and disappears into nook behind dainty hair bells. It’s the perfect day to be outdoors! Rocky Mountain National Park? Nope, it’s your neighbor’s backyard. And a river runs through it! Well, it’s just a dry stream bed but it sure looks real. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s driving this trend?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, natural landscap<\/em>es have been on the rise in yard and garden design. It’s showing up prominently on sites like Houzz and HG Magazine. In some residential neighborhoods, it’s replacing a good bit of lawn bringing on compliments along with a few raised eyebrows. What’s behind this trend? The most obvious is that with ever increasing urban sprawl and our technological world, homeowners simply have a renewed appreciation for the simplicity of nature. You may not own a cabin in the woods, but you can bring some of the woods into your backyard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it’s also largely due to the influence of the environmental movement. For more than a decade it has advocated for natural meadows over traditional lawns. It’s not a bad idea, either. Lawns require a lot of water which is scarce in some areas of the country. Some communities have water conservation districts which regulate the days of the week and even set the hours in which homeowners can water their lawns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Above and beyond that, we’ve learned about the negative effects of chemicals in fertilizers and weed control products used to achieve that coveted deep, green turf. Such chemicals are harmful to people and pets. They leach into water tables and then local rivers and streams. Then, there’s an opposition of sorts against noisy lawn mowers which require gas and oil to operate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All controversy aside, the purpose of this article is simply to introduce natural landscapes as a yard and garden design option. It’s also one this writer happens to love. I’m guessing that if you’re reading this, it’s something you love, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s Covered:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n