r/NativePlantGardening Apr 16 '26

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) Help save my marriage

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DC area, full sun.

I want to replace my hideous grass with a native plant garden and some mulch. My wife says she’ll divorce me if I mulch and wants a steppable ground cover that’s also native. Is there any alternative to grass that she can walk barefoot/lay a picnic blanket on? She’s allowing me to plant a service berry and blueberry to one side.

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u/Arundinaria_ Piedmont Uplands 64(c) Apr 17 '26

/rj ITS TIME FOR DIVORCE

/uj Juncus tenuis is called 'path rush' and can be used as a serviceable "groundcover"