Absolutely agree. The OP asked are non-native plants bad. Nobody as far as I can see said they are bad and shouldn’t be grown, but lots of advice about the benefits of native plants was offered. Quite how that is being on a high horse or laying guilt trips on anyone is beyond me
Uurrrggghhh! Yeah, I have seen several houses near where I live that have completely concreted their gardens in thye past year or so so they can park vehicles there instead. Truly awful.
I have gone the complete opposite way and have let a once paved area grow over and do not even bother with the mower on the lawn any more, plus creeping ivy covers most of the fence. There are loads of bees and insects in the garden these days (last time I was out there last week I even found 2 clusters of newly hatched colonies of yellow garden spiders which looked kinda cute).
There has also been a hedgehog visiting and foraging in the last year or so that was never around previously.
Also this year bees have decided to make a home round the side of the house - which is not everyone´s cup of tea, but they are more interested in pollen and do not bother me at all when I walk past nor even come through the open window round that side.
It's funny, a nearby garden has been paved, replacing the water permeable gravel, but I was pleased to see a wide border left for planting. However a whole year later it is still empty not even weeds are there.
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