Smart sprinkler controllers use real-time weather data to water plants only when they need it.

Mobile apps also allow users to adjust and monitor watering schedules to save water and money.

Ecology lawnseco lawns for shortreplace grass with clovers, herbaceous plants, and other drought-tolerant and disease-resistant plants.

2024 yard and garden trends

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Home gardeners might create a bulb meadow in the front yard or native, maintenance-free planting to larger yards.

As a result, Elizabeth says many seed breeders are creating resilient, open-pollinated plants.

If you cant decide whether you want to prune or let things run wild, dont worry.

Front yard with different plants for pollinator garden

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The interaction between a few things meticulously tended with a wilder aesthetic is really surging, she says.

On the other hand, some homeowners are leaning into incorporatingallthe colors into their garden.

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front yard flower garden ideas

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Lasagna garden covered with straw

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Jerusalem artichoke plant with bright green leaves in sunlight

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Close up of zucchini in flower growing in the ground

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Large Ducth Colonial house with pillared entryway and plantings of various shrubs in front

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Perennial flower garden with white, pink and purple flowers surrounded with trees

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Laurel hedge added to yard for privacy.

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