I let the ragwort grow wild in my garden this year (which, despite the name, looks and smells lovely). And, as a result, I’ve now got a crop of fat cinnabar moth caterpillars happily munching away at it.
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Not mowing grass in May but then starting again in June always seems like a lost opportunity to me and a waste of a chance to improve urban biodiversity. Instead of ‘no mow May’ how about ‘only mow September-November’? Here’s the result after six years - totally humming with bees and other insect life! #NoMowMay#nomowjune#biodiversity#lawnsareboring#Stirling#Scotland
Unusually long hot and dry spell here in Cumbria- storms have so far bypassed us. However, my mini meadow is thriving. Some of the yellow rattle is already setting seed and the knapweed is starting to flower #gardening#meadow#wildflowers#nomowjune#nowatering