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May 7, 2013 3:10 PM CST
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Name: Kent Pfeiffer
Southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)
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flaflwrgrl said:No, the "yard" is not a yard at all --- it is 6 acres & believe me I certainly don't possess the physical or monetary ability to turn it all into yard. Hilarious! Hilarious! Hilarious! And honestly I wouldn't if I could. My fondest dreams are for the majority of the property to be wildflowers & of those as many natives to this area as I can get. It's 7 rows of pecan trees from the house down to where that photo was taken by the front fence. I understand you had no way of knowing that Kent. And that sort of presents an issue too b/c if I get back far enough from the phlox to shoot a photo which clearly defines that as not being a yard then the phlox become lost & are not then prominent enough in the photo. And then you may decline it for that reason. So what to do? Shrug! I don't know. You tell me.


It appears to be mowed at least occassionaly, though, correct? It appears to be closer to what would be called "yard" than "habitat". Or, is vegetation naturally that short in Florida? Here is a picture that I hope will illustrate the point:



This is a portion of my yard. It's composed of native (more or less) plants, some I planted, some that colonized the area from the prairie across the road, and almost all have spread around on their own over the years. It appears far more "natural" than the pictures you submitted in the Habitat Gallery.

But it is neither natural nor habitat, it's just a part of my yard (an unkempt part of my yard according to a few neighbors, but hey, some people like it). Shrug!

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