#nomowmay

[alliterative-endlessknot]

The surprisingly connected origins of "mow" and "aftermath".

[insidecroydon]

Perry splashes the cash on publicity and mowing grass in May

Croydon’s pro-pollution Mayor has now declared war on wildlife, as he has ignored the #NoMowMay advice of none other than Sir David Attenborough. By PERCY FLAMETHROWER, our municipal horticultural correspondent Precious habitat: Mayor Perry is ignoring all scientific advice about the need for less grass cutting So much for the sonnet’s “Darling buds of May”. Jason Perry, the part-time Mayor of…

[myalgicencephalomyelitiscfstom]

#NoMowMay started in the UK and seems to be also taking off in Canada and possibly in other countries also as well as Ireland

Could suit people with #MEcfs, #LongCovid & other energy-limiting chronic illnesses. #spoonie

[gite-milvain]

Another neighbour taking up #nomowmay

[dullahandyke]

Augh just found a recent article abt nomowmay from the Irish independent but if I send it to mam one itll look bitchy bcos she just mowed the lawns yesterday two she'll ask why I was looking st articles instead of doing my essay

[friendsafforestation]

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[warningsine]

Good news for lazy gardeners: one labour-saving tweak could almost double the number of butterflies in your garden, according to a new scientific study – let the grass grow long.

In recent years nature lovers have been extolling the benefits of relaxed lawn maintenance with the growing popularity of the #NoMowMay campaign. Now an analysis of six years of butterfly sightings across 600 British gardens has provided the first scientific evidence that wilder lawns boost butterfly numbers.

The benefits of leaving areas of grass long were most pronounced in gardens within intensively farmed landscapes, with up to 93% more butterflies found and a greater range of species. Gardens with long grass in urban areas showed an 18% boost to butterfly abundance.

“We wanted to be able to give tried and tested gardening advice that will benefit butterflies, as we know lots of people want to help,” said Dr Richard Fox, the head of science at Butterfly Conservation and a co-author of the study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. “This study proves, for the first time, that allowing a patch of grass to grow long will attract more butterflies into your garden.”

The study found that another butterfly bonus for gardens was flowering ivy, which can flourish on walls in urban backyards. This increased the numbers of the holly blue – the caterpillars feed on ivy and holly – and the red admiral and comma, which benefit from its flowers as a crucial nectar source in autumn.

According to the study, long grass in gardens attracts more butterfly species whose caterpillars feed on grasses. These include meadow browns, gatekeepers, speckled woods, ringlets and small skippers. Fox said this suggested the boost in population was not simply because long grass provided more nectar from wildflowers within it, such as dandelions or knapweed, but because butterflies were seeking or actually breeding in rewilded lawns.

“It’s a really positive sign,” said Fox. “What people are doing with long grass in gardens is creating potential or actual breeding habitat. In order to make an impact on the biodiversity crisis we need to be creating places where butterflies and other wildlife can breed. This is simple, doesn’t cost anything and saves you time and effort.

“If you have a patch of long grass you may have grasshoppers, beetles and ant hills as well – there will be all these spinoffs.”

Private outdoor space makes up 7,280 sq km of land across Britain – an area larger than the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire combined – and an estimated 62% of this is vegetated gardens, and so potentially vital wildlife habitat.

According to Butterfly Conservation, the benefits of long grass to butterflies and other invertebrates is likely to be found in other grassy public spaces too, such as parks, school grounds, allotments and road verges. Through its Wild Spaces programme, the charity aims to transform 100,000 areas across the UK to help support butterfly populations.

Fox said the principle of managing long grass for butterflies was the same as wildlife-friendly meadow management: don’t do everything all at once.

To provide good habitat for butterfly caterpillars, long grass has to be left until late September or October before being cut lightly, and some species such as small skippers require long grass all year round.

“If you take part in #NoMowMay our message is, don’t just mow your grass in June,” said Fox.

[bromsgrove]

#SpadesbourneWalk #WattClose #SpadesBourneBrook #ModelCottages #SteetlightsOfInstagrame #NoMowMay #July2023 #Bromsgrove #BromsgroveTodayArchive — View on Instagram https://ift.tt/sQM0LqG

[dahliaqueengardeningwithharmony]

No mow May with daisy and buttercups for the bees

#nomowmay

#buttercups

#daisy

#flowersforpollinators

[wickedspideruk]

Tweeted

The #ScottishBeethoven is protesting because the council are cutting the grass #NoMowMay. Apart from anything he loves to roll in the long grass. 🥰 https://bit.ly/3OdOv7R https://bit.ly/3pB3caR

— Tosca Lahiri (@ToscaLahiri) May 15, 2023

[prose2passion]

you can take part by just doing nothing! that's the kind of activity I like :)

[thewitchwench]

Had an epic gardening session today. I was beating myself up about not getting out and doing this sooner but it just hadn't aligned for me yet. I couldn't get started until I had somewhere to put all the cuttings and weeds as the council done fucked up our system. It's seems to be back up and running now. I've cleared, turned over and replanted one of the beds. Giving the strawberries more room. I Cut back and pulled up all the wildness I was leaving for the bee's to have for spring. It's slow going doing it all by hand but I'm not going to mess with the ecosystem that has built up by mowing it all to shit. I met a lizard, a really cool white Moth (didn't get pics coz they were too fast), found a left over potato patch and a wicked little chrysalis (I put them back) and gave the first strawberry as an offering. Next job the medicine garden out the front... But not today. The bin is full again... And I'm knackered. . . . . . . #witch #witch🔮#solitarywitch #paganwitch #instawitch #greenwitch #hearthwitch #hedgewitch #paganpride #heathen #kitchenwitch #witchlife #witchcraft #modernwitch #witchaesthetic #norsepagan #celticpagan #priestess #witchschool#oldways #witchesgarden #wildwoman #nomowmay #slowgarden (at Totnes) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce85uAYNFtc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[poltrack]

No Mow May

Helping the Pollinators I am not one that rushes to mow my lawn in Spring. Especially when I see white and purple wild violets, buttercups and other flowers appear among the blades of grass. It took a movement to give me an excuse to ignore the lawn for an entire month. #NoMowMay originated with Plantlife located in the United Kingdom. They have provided a press release for people who publish…

[weirdgardenerd]

As the pollinators wake up, food sources are naturally more scarce at the beginning of the season. They need to eat after a long winter. Consider not mowing your lawn this month—most of the nectar plants grow on your lawn before other main food sources. They’d appreciate the help. 🐝🦋 #nomowmay #growfoodnotlawns (at Orfordville, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdL-ihMv0w4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gite-milvain]

The #nomowmay mini meadows are coming along nicely. The old (dry) pond looks great full of these brilliant white flowers

[margdierembroidery]

World bee day today! We should do all we can to help these amazing insects and remember it's #NoMowMay . Read about it if you haven't heard of it. A special brooch commission last year worked in one strand of #dmc and metallic silver on blue flat silk. . . . #jewellerycommission #threadpaintingartist #artcommission #beeembroidery #needlework #needlepainting #silkshadingembroidery #longandshortembroidery #threadpainting #SilkShading #longandshortstitch #bespokejewellery #textilejewellery #bespokebrooch #bringbroochesback #brooch #beebrooch #worldbeeday https://www.instagram.com/p/CPGBSL8rSIo/?utm_medium=tumblr