kill your lawn.

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8. I converted a two house lot...

In Idaho when I was in school. It had lots of shrubs and some bulbs, the ones the squirrels approved of, and a massive wild rose bush. I tilled 80% of it to get rid of the grass and made it into an outdoor garden with several patios. The place was surrounded by tall, shady trees. It resembled Miss Havisham's garden when I moved in, some kids thought it was a haunted cabin! When it was cleaned up, I had it on the neighborhood historic walk brochure.

It was my first landscaping project and was great therapy while I was in grad school. Funny how working the earth has a beneficial effect on one's mental health. Same with hanging out with species other than humans.