@duglop As we build & moved into the suburbs, we brought the worst parts of the city with us, the concrete, expansive lawns, regulations outlawing the natural growth of anything (no meadows). It's only in the really old neighborhoods where Nature has crept back, areas with lots of parks & trails. And we wonder why the honeybee is disappearing. There are areaswhere gardening is almost forbidden.
@duglop our yard: wildflowers outside the garden and native plants inside. Lots of bees; not many butterflies yet this year.