No mow May

As most of us know regular mowing reduces the biodiversity of our gardens dramatically and here in the UK we’ve lost nearly 97% of flower rich meadows in the last 50 years….

Left to its own devices our lawns can provide vital food for insects and pollinators such as bees, butterflies and moths. No mow May is a national campaign headed up by Plant Life which has been growing in popularity since its inception and of which King Charles III is patron.

Join the thousands liberating their lawns

With #nowmowmay

Getting involved is simple, put your lawn mower away for the month of May, sit back and enjoy lots more life arrive into your garden. Did you know that dandelions are particularly good source of food for pollinators, producing around 37% of a lawns nectar sugar!

Sign up here to join the movement and to continue helping the bees you can cut down mowing to once every month after May and leave some areas of your lawn completely uncut which should give flowers such as ox-eye daisies and red clover the chance to grow tall.

If you are looking for more ways to encourage flowers into your garden check out our large range of wildflower seeds and plants available in store. Why not make a day of it and have lunch in our café and browse all our fantastic reclaimed antiques in our English Salvage department. Plus if after May you notice there are still patches of lawn which need some extra attention we have a wide range of seeds, fertilisers, lawn thickeners and more to help your lawn look its best!

For more garden advice and inspiration head over to our Instagram page which we update regularly.

sources Countryfile.com and Plantlife.com