The local Council round here seem to be doing 'no mow May' on the verges and odd strips of grass, which is good to see. We only do it in our small orchard area where OH cuts a narrow path through. Lots of buttercups at the moment. Our front lawn is too big to let the grass grow long, it would be a b.....r to cut afterwards and would look dreadfully manky after heavy rain.
My dog is enjoying the longer grass. I think it makes her feel like a wolf.
My collie loves rolling in the clover. I'm technically doing no-mow May but I knock the longer grass back with the hand shears or it gets trampled into thatch by the kids and dog.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
@Lizzie27 -I hate to think of the problem the folk round here, who are doing it, are going to have when they get the mower back out. The grass is at least a foot high in two gardens I pass most days, not to mention the taller grass stems which are about to flower, and seed. Other than that - there are no 'wildflowers' in them of any worth, apart from a few dandelions. I don't think their mowers will enjoy it much either. In a large space, if you have it, it's far better to leave an area all year round. Leaving a space for a month, then cutting it again, isn't beneficial at all IMO. You create a 'wild' area - then you get rid of it as soon as the wildlife moves in to make use of it. Makes no sense to me.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Our front lawn is too big to let the grass grow long, it would be a b.....r to cut afterwards and would look dreadfully manky after heavy rain.
I'm technically doing no-mow May but I knock the longer grass back with the hand shears or it gets trampled into thatch by the kids and dog.
Other than that - there are no 'wildflowers' in them of any worth, apart from a few dandelions. I don't think their mowers will enjoy it much either.
In a large space, if you have it, it's far better to leave an area all year round. Leaving a space for a month, then cutting it again, isn't beneficial at all IMO. You create a 'wild' area - then you get rid of it as soon as the wildlife moves in to make use of it.
Makes no sense to me.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...