I had to remove trees in the front lawn and some pavers leveled it out for me. Not much was there before since the loss of trees changed the lighting needs maybe? Gonna find some native grasses and wildflowers and see what I can do.
My one worry is ticks… I have a baby and I do want him to enjoy the yard, too.
by st0dad
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Ticks really shouldn’t be that big of an issue as long as you encourage their predators to also inhabit your garden. [This comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/NativePlantGardening/comments/13et9m3/comment/jjt736c/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) from several years ago details how they stopped mowing and encouraged native plants and their tick problems disappeared. Good luck, I hope you enjoy your garden!
You can keep some mowed/ short turf space that is safe for kiddo to move around and then do lots of native beds. Are you thinking of adding a tree back?