I Replaced My Lawn With a Wildflower Meadow— Here’s What Happened

My swath of cheery flowers brings joy to our home, plus is a boon for wildlife. Here’s what I’ve learned, and what I’d do differently next time.A few years ago, the view from my window was a bleak, dusty expanse. Now, there are fledgling sparrows romping in a wildflower meadow, where impossibly purple flax sways in the breeze alongside native grasses and splashes of orange poppies.And every year brings a surprising highlight. Once it was a blanket of delicate white baby’s breath. The next, tall evening primroses took over, with goldfinches resting in their towering spires of yellow flowers. The...