Just a few more days and then the May Not May month starts again. People then maintain their garden for a month by not cutting the grass or pruning flowers. The idea is that gardens “can be a weapon in the fight against the climate and environmental crisis,” says initiator ‘Knack’.
“The bright green, trimmed lawn is disastrous for nature and biodiversity. Pollinators such as bees and butterflies cannot find food there, and water evaporates more quickly from the soil when grass is too short.” So: don’t mow for the entire month of May and let your garden, or part of it, grow wild during that period.
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But not everyone is a fan of that annual tradition. Garden contractors even advise against following the action. “My customers who have participated in recent years have all returned,” says Walter Verhaegen of Four Seasons in Reet. “Thistles and nettles overgrow the grass, the lawn becomes lumpy and bumpy and needs to be reseeded. In June that means more work, more pesticides and more costs.”
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