If you take that approach, trying to attract natives, you’ll also see natural pest control move in. It’s so exciting seeing nature strike a balance
I did have to intervene and pressure wash the enormous herd of aphids off one of my plants because too many were hidden too deep in the new shoote









My search for “large pool” on DDG that was very generic, but a straight-on view:
https://guncast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/large-london-3.jpg
(what was the) current reflecting pool (the first picture I came across on DDG “Lincoln memorial reflecting pool” that WASN’T it being painted blue):
https://img.mathrubhumi.com/view/acePublic/alias/contentid/1r27fwlfiz9huundshn/0/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-jpg.webp
What’s being painted I guess is darker, according to you. All the current pictures makes it look like shit so I have no idea what it’ll end up looking like, if it gets finished. Any blue is going to look tacky if they keep it clean; otherwise, it’ll get dark and murky and if that happens what was the point?