Embracing the Wild: Why Natural Gardens Are Replacing Perfect Lawns
In the quiet suburbs of early 20th-century America, manicured lawns symbolized prosperity and control over nature, a trend born from European estate gardens and amplified by post-World War II suburban expansion. Yet, as environmental awareness grew in the late 20th century—spurred by movements like Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in 1962—gardeners began questioning the sustainability of…