I planted a normal grass backyard when I bought this house a few years ago, but since the local clover has just dominated. At first I found it annoying as I couldn't mow it down without bees getting aggressive, but now I just leave it until it starts to get too high. The bees absolutely love it, there's got to be several dozen at any time. Great thing too is once I do chop it back down it re-flowers very quickly.
Since then I've put in a mason bee shelter, and planted more butterfly friendly plants.
Which makes sense. The homebuilders never replaced any of the soil and just left it as clay. I didn't really put down much before planting anything but it seems that the soil quality is getting better. The wild berries love it at least.
Since then I've put in a mason bee shelter, and planted more butterfly friendly plants.