“Our yard is now teeming with life”

“Our yard is now teeming with life”

I can’t pinpoint the exact moment I decided to rewild my backyard. But I can clearly remember those first few weeks after my husband, Dave, and I found our dream home: a large suburban block on the Gold Coast, Australia. A classic ’80s brick house with a classic ’80s South East Queensland garden. Neat green lawns and a backyard packed with more than 50 golden cane palms and dense clusters of agaves.Years of pesticides had kept the place weed-fre…