Don't bother with mulching, and start small, with the size of an area you think you can handle.
Peel back the sod, till up the topsoil a bit, and then seed with competitive wild flowers at a high rate.
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Don't bother with mulching, and start small, with the size of an area you think you can handle.
Peel back the sod, till up the topsoil a bit, and then seed with competitive wild flowers at a high rate.