Our new front yard, part 3: design
...ole yard as a system. This process is very different. I had to think about function first. I thought in terms of category. For instance, I needed ground cover. Which native plants would function that way in my yard? I learned to stop thinking about plans as specimens. I made lists. Lots and lots of lists. I incurred library fines by holding onto favorite resources too long. Complicating all of this is the fact that the space I’m working on is quit...