one of my first steps in the gardening project has actually been to try to ID the stuff in our yard thats already here. take a close look at what kinds of conditions are formed by sunlight angles, different soils (there's a few distinct sections of the yard), who grows where & researching what kinds of soils they like. theres a lot of places where like, it seems like plants arent really "supposed" to be growing there, but i kind of want to do right by what's already in the yard as best as i can. almost like there's an element of stewardship going on. of course, we may also have to remove some of what's here, like the likely nonnative grass, depending on local laws around lawns etc etc.