I am very new to this. I have never owned a yard and just moved somewhere with a mostly bare backyard. There had been a lot of trash and debris piled up so the seller put down some seed and straw but you can see that not much is growing at the moment.
So far my thought has been to get a grass/clover mix, spread it, and see what happens. I've agreed not to go too unconventional so the kids can play but I really don't want to do the "perfect lawn" that ads keep trying to sell me.
So my question is this: is it a viable strategy to put down some mixed seed and let nature take its course, or is that just plain naive? Does anyone recommend a good guide for someone new to having a yard at all? I am in southeast Ohio. Thank you for any advice you can offer.
by CaptchaClicker
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If your goals are 1) maximize biodiversity/minimize mowing time and 2) have a traditional place for kids to play, I think you would best meet the goals by planning a rectangle of traditional lawn and creating large garden beds along all the fence lines and planting native shrubs and plants or fruit trees and berry shrubs or better yet, native berry shrubs.