This is an old revision of the document!
The Learning Center
Books, websites, podcasts and more! All of the best sources for learning about r/nolawn topics. If you know of a good source not listed on this page, please message the mods (here) and be sure to explain why you believe it fits here.
Resources
Check out all of our resources on our Resources Wiki Page
- Other Online Guides & Info
- Prepping for wildflowers via r/gardenwild (reddit link)
- Native Turf: A New Lawn Guide from the city of Ames, Iowa
- California -Cal Scape Video
- Rewilding your lawn or garden? First, get to know it - Rewilding Mag
Native Plant Resources by Country
Please message the mods here if you have any good resources and links for your country
You can visit the Native Plant Resources by Country Wiki Page
How to Begin
Please note: We're overhauling this section and creating a beginners guide, it just takes a lot of time and research. Please message the mods if you have anything you'd love to add!
- Research! - Learn everything you can, use the resources below and ask questions.
- Plan it - What is your goal, what do you want to see?
- Talk to your local conservation/native plants society/master gardener etc. to get more information.
- Check out Wild Ones Garden Designs or any other garden designer to help you plan
- Do more research on plants for your yard, pick natives avoid invasive, make sure they'll work in your space
- Start small - You don't have to do the entire yard, start with one garden bed and learn from your mistakes.
- Remove what you don't need - Remove anything that isn't staying, grass, weeds, invasive species etc.
- Get to planting! - Talk to your local conservation/native plants society/master gardener or nursery to figure out the best time to plant, and the best way to plant each type of plant in your space
- Maintenance - Follow the advice for your plants to maintain them through their first year. If they're native, you'll generally have less maintenance over time.
- Enjoy! - Seriously, you did it, it's beautiful, enjoy it before you decide to take on another project.
- Share your experience - Help others learn from you, did you make a mistake? Share it so other people can avoid it. Did you learn something really cool? Let us know, make a post. Share some before and afters and let us know how long it took and what steps you took.