That is, other organisms live in your yard IF you haven’t chemically killed their ability to do so...
And no, you don’t get to @ me, because my father was involved in landscape planning & maintenance for almost 20 years, professionally. He looked into using chemicals versus using more natural methods, because he looked at the sheer number of regulations involved in chemical yard spraying (and all the paperwork, omg), AND looked into the latest reports in science journals regarding the damage the chemicals were doing to the environment--long before it became “mainstream” to worry about these things, since this was all pre-2000--and decided he wanted to do the best he could manage with natural remedies. Like planting garlic bulbs among rose bushes--did you know that garlic plants naturally ward off aphids?
The upshot of his decisions? A couple of his clients actually managed to apply for and receive Backyard Wildlife Certification for migratory birds, butterflies, etc. They had more birds visiting their feeders, more bees humming around their flowers, and more happiness overall from all the wildlife enjoying their carefully tended spaces.
