Gone is the marble statue that peered protectively over a shallow pool, the backyard’s centerpiece.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-mrs-whaleys-garden/article_d0a99fd0-9936-11ee-acba-47a1d50ad8b1.html

We had left grass between the weed-sprayed rows of young seedlings, to reduce costly pesticide use and protect the soil microbiome, and the grass had blown over the seedlings, shielding them protectively against the 250km/h winds that raked the landscape.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/05/our-fate-rests-on-efforts-like-this-the-family-restoring-precious-rainforest-to-its-former-glory