Think twice before you cut the grass this bank holiday weekend...
Gardeners are being encouraged to let their lawns grow wild in May as part of a campaign to promote biodiversity.
Leaving the grass uncut will create a habitat that will benefit bees and other insects, the organisation says. "There's an obsession with neat gardens," says Tom. "And a lot of that uses not only obsessive mowing but also chemicals which aren't compatible with nature." "You could walk through the middle of the garden on a sunny day, and it throbbed with that sound of insects," he says. "That used to be commonplace in the British countryside, but sadly isn't these days."
"There's a part of me that thinks the garden is really messy, but when you sit there for just ten minutes a day and look at what's it's supporting, you realise it's for the benefit of nature." Longer term, the charity recommends a "layered approach", with shorter grass and longer grass living side by side.David Fielding has been taking a relaxed approach to gardening for years
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