We have lived in our current place for about five years, and have inherited some landscaping all around our house, around 2' in all directions. It consists of a weed barrier, some small-ish rocks (most are rough and around 2-3" in diameter), some surviving perennials, and weeds. The weed barrier is more and more tattered every year, and I haven't been able to keep up with the weeding since we bought the place. I would like to replace all of this with something both low-maintenance and environmentally friendly. What would you recommend? I think to start I'll have to pull gather all that rock and remove the tattered weed barrier, then try to reclaim the beds via cardboard sheet mulching, but from there what else should I plant? Is there a different approach you'd recommend I take? Is Fall a good time to attempt something like this? How can I keep this area from being a complete mess of weeds in the future while limiting the manual labor I'd have to put in consistently? I don't mind if it looks a little wild and prairie-like.