No Mow May
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It's a misguided attempt for cities to feel like they are responsive to that portion of their citizens who want their city to support this kind of thing, without the city having to really do anything.
I have a clover lawn, and love it. I also have invested heavily in native plant gardens which I see as havens for the pollinators and native species who have little habitat remaining.
I think that this effort would bear far more fruit if it involved a component of 'planting native' in your yard for pollinators. Clover is great as it is more drought tolerant, does not need as much fertilizer, and simply looks better to me. But it does not really support native pollinators; if anything just European honeybees which are their own issue.
I do appreciate that it has given some folks more latitude in establishing a non-traditional yard, and hopefully is shifting attitudes away from the monoculture lawns of the past that suck up chemicals and kill pollinators and birds.
No Mow May is just a gateway drug for native plant enthusiasts, I hope.
I have a clover lawn, and love it. I also have invested heavily in native plant gardens which I see as havens for the pollinators and native species who have little habitat remaining.
I think that this effort would bear far more fruit if it involved a component of 'planting native' in your yard for pollinators. Clover is great as it is more drought tolerant, does not need as much fertilizer, and simply looks better to me. But it does not really support native pollinators; if anything just European honeybees which are their own issue.
I do appreciate that it has given some folks more latitude in establishing a non-traditional yard, and hopefully is shifting attitudes away from the monoculture lawns of the past that suck up chemicals and kill pollinators and birds.
No Mow May is just a gateway drug for native plant enthusiasts, I hope.
I think the clover looks so nice! Dh doesn't love but he let's me win that one. Honeybees love it. And it's one area which happens to adjoin the garden so I like drawing in the pollinators there.
Good point, why would we ever expect elected officials to see what everyone else does from a mile away?
I love it too! And we have violets in purple, white, and yellow which are so delicate and pretty this time of year.
Our house sits on three lots and we are sort of a pollinator haven as is. Poppies have been blooming a while, peonies are almost open, and also have lilacs, mock oranges, hydrangeas, etc.
They all flock to the tomato garden when I water, which is terrifying. I have my epi pen on the back porch at the ready most of the summer.
I'm half tempted to just tear out all the grass and let it go to moss (western WA). Green all year, never needs to be mowed, soft to walk on, no chemicals needed...
Hey my apartment building has a dog park on the 7th floor of the indoor parking garage that has a ton of perfectly manicure fake grass that reeks of dog pee. What’s wrong with that green space?Take the elevator back up to your apartment
Yeah. That or just go full hardscaping. I'm probably going to be tearing out the other small sideyard strip and either rocking it or mulching it. Always hold water and is mainly just annoying to deal with.
I just want to figure out how the previous owners of my house ended up with two completely different types of grass between the back yard and the front yard. Weird having two very different growth rates.
Sounds like a good plan. Years ago I used to get so frustrated with the dandelions. Spot sprayed them and the gravel drive. Got tired of that and realized not great for the environment anyway.
A couple of years ago I realized dandelions are edible (knew that) and are good for youtoo. So I began picking some flowers and young leaves on some of my walks. Got to be where I had to let some go to seed as I was eating too many! I'll admit I got a little tired of it (a lot of bending), but it's good to know they are good to eat. And the bees like them too.
Just gotta make sure they weren't recently sprayed with herbicide lol
Been 3 days since we mowed and I'm tripping over the grass, are you telling me the bees are going to eat it fast enough?
10-4! Not a problem where we live, in the woods. Just need to make sure there is no animal pooh on them, or those tiny little ants.
I have a neighbor on one side who never applies chemicals, it's a disaster, and untreated common ground across the road...plus a farm field. I go on the defensive every year with aerial bombing. I like a nice yard. It's one thing I'm good at. My wife would say it's the only thing I'm good at.
