What will the neighbors think?

It didn’t take long for that question to become front of mind when Sara Weaner Cooper and her husband, Evan Cooper, bought their first home, in Blue Bell, Pa., in the spring of 2022.

One question that answered itself right away: From the first pass with the mower over their 5,000 square feet of turfgrass, the couple knew that mowing a big lawn every week was not for them. But neither was the possibility of being seen as inconsiderate neighbors in their new community.

How could they reinvent their front yard without making an unwelcome impression?

ImageTo let neighbors know what they were doing, Ms. Cooper put out a sign reading “Native Meadow in Progress.”Credit...Sara Weaner Cooper

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