I was devastated when the huge ash tree in the front yard succumbed to emerald ash borer and was cut down by the city.
But this was an opportunity to totally redo the garden!
We planted a red oak and dozens of sun-loving native meadow plants. Below is a photo of the new garden on planting day, May 2018.
Planting day, May 28, 2018
Here it is, a year later, August 2019.
The native meadow plants have flourished with very little maintenance and almost no supplementary watering. Below, the front garden at the beginning of its third growing season, May 2020.
And here it is, flourishing in late summer of its third growing season, August 2020.
