Removed dead turf around tree and planted pollinator friendly deer resistant natives, replaced all bed plants with natives and converted to drip irrigation.
This and the next two photos are of a butterfly garden under native oaks, recently on our local Garden Tour
My front garden in early June, part of the Garden Club and Native Plant Society tours and a past Yard of the Month in my community.
The next photos are of my recently redesigned front yard, formerly turf
Some will think this is “messy”, but it’s a bird and butterfly magnet!