NoMowMay

[MichaelW2]

Will anyone be participating in this activity, or will you be growing a beard, not drinking or or otherwise engaged during May?. I have a lot of family visits and my schedule is pretty full already.

 

[matticus]

How many pollinators do you hope to get in your beard?

 

[fossyant]

Nope, grass will be cut !

 

[Jody]

Not me

I've already cut mine twice this year and my garden is full of insect friendly plants.

 

[Ian H]

Anything that helps halt the decline in insects must be good. I can't think of a good excuse not to.

 

[Drago]

I've a corner of my back garden, about 4M x 4M, that I never mow for this reason. Not trimmed it in the 14 years I've been here.

The lawns themselves will be mowed as normal.

Already have a beard long enough for birds to nest in.

Will be drinking several pints of Guinness a day throughout May.

 

[OldShep]

I’ve nearly an acre so I’m a no mow all summer apart from a 15x15m bit of lawn and paths through the rest. All strimmed in September.

 

[Hicky]

Nope, I'm mowing away here, there's enough pollinators in the garden. I need to chop the rear hedges quicksmart. I was late last year and a few nests had been built...I didn't want to disturb them.

 

[All uphill]

We have a large area of rough grass under an oak tree in our garden. I've been sowing wildflower seeds for three years now and am seeing a positive change - more colour, more insects, more birds.

We mow the footpaths across the area so it doesn't look unkempt.

 

[annedonnelly]

Nope, I'm mowing away here, there's enough pollinators in the garden. I need to chop the rear hedges quicksmart. I was late last year and a few nests had been built...I didn't want to disturb them.

Sounds a bit late already, we've fledgling birds around now. Some birds are building their second (or maybe replacement) nests.

 

[DCLane]

I'll keep cutting it, but probably only once. There's a giant Ceanothus in the garden which attracts masses of bees between May and September, so I'm helping along with loads of other flowering plants and bushes, together with a separate area I just leave anyway.

 

[Hicky]

Sounds a bit late already, we've fledgling birds around now. Some birds are building their second (or maybe replacement) nests.

I'll have a gentle inspect before I start getting anything out....the nest boxes I have visible from the house aren't in use that I can tell.

 

[Oldhippy]

I don't have a lawn.

 

[Drago]

I don't have a lawn.

Just don't vacuum a corner of the carpet for a month.

 

[MichaelW2]

I don't have a lawn.

"I get a pain in the back of my neck"