Re-wilding 

We’re all doing our part to bring native and climate-adapted plants to our yards

Re-wilding, or restoring urban and suburban yards to life-supporting habitats, is an undeniable trend of 2020.

What's driving it? "Our clients understand that native and climate-adapted* plants add beauty and biological benefits to their yard. Native species support critical pollinators, promote biodiversity, and in arid climates, require minimal water," says Yardzen's Design Director Kevin Lenhart, who holds an M.A. in Landscape Architecture from UC Berkeley. "A healthy landscape of native and climate-adapted plants is our ultimate goal."

Native and climate-adapted plants have another significant benefit, too: because they have learned to be successful in local biomes, they tend to be low-maintenance. "We want to make it easy for people to care for their yards because, at the end of the day, a yard full of thriving, climate-adapted plants is the best solution for our clients and for Earth."

*Climate-adapted plants are species that aren't natively found in the region but are well-adapted to the environment and play nice with native plants and animals. In California and Texas, many plants from South Africa and Australia work well.

By the Yardzen Numbers

A whopping 91% of Yardzen clients want plants that encourage climate-helping pollinators like bees and butterflies and 76% want native or climate-adapted plants in their outdoor space.