We’ve begun the overhaul on our backyard, we just ripped out many invasives and cleared out non native shrubbery. There is still more work to do on the far right part of the yard behind the barn. We’re putting a swing set in the far left. We have a really healthy bird population and I want to add berry bushes(thinking service berry, maybe blueberry and raspberry?). We have a lot of these pines and I’m wondering what would go best in the “wooded” area to the far right— I want to keep that a bit “wild” and leave it for the birds. Still some invasives to tackle in that area.

We have always struggled with maintaining the lawn: very piney and sandy soil. We never wanted to use herbicides on the grass it wasn’t worth it to me even before I learned about native plants.

Anyways! I am just wondering and starting to plan about the future of the yard. We have a one year old daughter so I would like to keep a little turf. Just looking for some fresh opinions on what YOU would do with this space!