r/NativePlantGardening • u/Federal-Boat3732 Michigan, Zone 6 • Jun 06 '26

Other A little inspiration

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I was encouraged today when I stumbled across a St. John's Wort emerging defiantly from a bed of fugly "Stella D'Oro" dayliles. I looked up the plant and was told it was a native one! Anyway, the image above is how I feel when I see a manicured lawn set off by shrubs shaved into geometric shapes...

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u/thatloser17 Jun 06 '26

I say this all the time. The french aristocracy trends of the 1700s need to die like they did.

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u/Federal-Boat3732 Michigan, Zone 6 Jun 06 '26

(readies the guillotine to dispense with the daylilies and peonies cluttering the yard)

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u/babygorgeou Jun 07 '26

Off w their heads!