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[–] [email protected] 160 points 6 days ago (32 children)

They were everywhere when I was a kid. I haven’t seen one in years.

They were so delightful, and I miss them.

[–] [email protected] 107 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (17 children)

I stopped mowing super regularly and my yard is full of em

Let the weeds grow, let the forest in. I'm in the Smokies fwiw

[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

Same

They’re back, and they’re happy with my mess of a lawn.

I don’t think my lawn will ever look like a golf course, there was an above ground pool at one point so one area is packed densely and full of gravel sized rocks.

We threw down some clover, there’s wild strawberry, one spot has mint (I’ve been told trying to remove it is a sisyphusian task). It’s cozy now, and I guess the fireflies like cozy, and I like watching them from my patio.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Is the rocky area underperforming in terms of growth? Consider xeriscaping! Use drought and heat tolerant plants like succulents to fill in and color up an otherwise uninhabitable area

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Definitely underperforming.

I let the plants that do grow there go to seed and it's filled in a bit, but it's not great.

I'm in Ontario and I don't know if succulents will work, but I like them and can look into it.

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