u/Atheist_Redditor

MN, Region 4b

Hi, I don't have the time, money, or energy to rip out my entire lawn. I have already successfully added clover to most of my lawn. (Advised by the UMN extension) I've also tried to seed self heal but we'll see if that comes up at all.

I would like to add violets and wild strawberries as well. I have several smaller pots of these and I was thinking about just digging holes and plopping them in different areas of my lawn to start spreading.

BUT, I still want to be able to mow my lawn so it's not like ridiculously long. Am I just going to kill my new plants if I mow over them? Is the grass just going to grow up around these plants if I don't mow those areas?

I was thinking maybe I could just plant in patches for now and then not mow the patches. I think i will be less likely to accidentally mow a patch over instead of individual plant pots I have to sort of look for.

Thoughts?

I just wanted to pass on my experience this year.

This year, I'm trying to save money on my latest ADHD obsession of native plants. I've been getting free shrubs from the city and county. I got 2 native trees (red oak and balsam fir) and 2 native shrubs (northern bush honeysuckle and dogwood) for free this year! Lots of city and county events in my small town have had give aways.

Also, the farmers market has a few sellers carrying some native for very cheap as well.

So in conclusion make sure to check the Facebook (unfortunately the best way) for things for your city, including utilities, farmers markets, libraries, and tree/gardener programs for free giveaways!