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.

Want to help reverse the catastrophic collapse of global insect populations that threatens the food chain and all life on earth?

Stop. Mowing. The. Fucking. Grass.

#NoMow #NoMowMay #NoMowJune #NoMowEver

have to admit I didn't do #NoMowMay but if it is any consolation I am now doing great with #CantMowJuly as the ground is absolutely saturated.

No mow May became Privacy Fence July because the sight of buttercups nearly broke my neighbor's brain.

#GrassSucks #NoMowMay #ILoveNativePlants

The literal grassroots movement we want to see: “People are beginning to understand that these little impacts add up.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/business/corporate-landscaping-native-plants.html?unlocked_article_code=6-0XOm2OpMme3d0-E0tSpahJo5xAmtWfZGg2LuMTsengJBH53vuNdrZrpW2PeChm7OL08NAGUH4VX1Z8fAXSPYpDZqTYLGnSFm5ctfRDNYyuZ0l1jnMkShS7WvalqWMOAL__DS6xxBLjZFzZr6hL9LdME25ubPFm6SWqNPp84WmRHGQy6Zn_eBjxfjgEfAsE_ldtZRY50Ui06Ccmiqc-iFV9sXQfkyLOmncFZ4vt56Chi6HRal6FWJrsj8B2-kDut39fGxrF7FSdpdmSL7AiUHwUsbRadg9lK0Q5ha03fn1hKRVDFO6eZbIldcBj2i8r0rOowtJ1gMWiBd6opgztijXvykLwu4XZq1gELXgGPQ&smid=url-share

#nytimes #Giftlink #unpaywalled #biodiversity
#nomowmay #letitgrow

Just three years after replacing their manicured front lawns with a wild flower meadow, Trinity College Dublin reports the emergence of rare orchid species in the heart of the city.

An incredible positive illustration of the benefits of allowing for biodiversity

#Biodiversity #NoMowMay #TCD #Dublin

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0703/1392111-orchids-dublin-trinity/

#NoMowMay has become #NeverMowMeadow … I love it but am kinda tempted to cut some paths.

@alistairjump fascinating, I wasn’t aware of No Mow May, makes a ton of sense, and that’s pretty doable for a local government to support https://beecityusa.org/no-mow-may/ #bees #gardening #nomowmay

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

@trabimechanic looking good. I lost the fight to continue #NoMowMay except for a 3m2 strip ... well done you

#nomowmay is over. Now it's #letitbloomjune in my garden.

Few more #misc localish #snaps mainly around our area: walking by the river; No Mow May at Deep Dene, which is looking rather meadow-like right now, as we hurtle into June; a well-known local sticker; and a special guest shot we couldn't resist from the main railway station way. Not necessarily in that order.

And er, lots of news and events on our site right now, so shimmy on over & take a look at https://bitternepark.info

#bitternepark #southampton #localnews #nomowmay #photo #localphotography

After #NoMowMay here's what Google Lens says we have:

Cow parsnip
Woodland Germander
Lepidozia pearsonii
Foxglove
Catchflies / Silene
Bluebell
Nettle
Bramble
Dock
Thistle
Sorrell
Cat grass
Vetch
Speedwell
Fern
Ragwort
Dandelion
Buttercup
Bird's-foot trefoil
Ox-eye daisies

#Photos:
https://twitter.com/PatrickROBeirne/status/1665442776668942336

Only two #bees in the garden today, a bumblebee and the smaller kind. An Post said record #wildflowers at https://records.biodiversityireland.ie but I found no place to do that.
#biodiversity

Das war #NoMowMay #Fotomontag #Salzburg #Maxglan

Giving the #wildlife a chance in our garden. We did #NoMowMay, but still don't need an immaculate lawn. Let a thousand flowers bloom!

https://peakd.com/gardening/@steevc/no-mow-may

First time doing #NoMowMay and loved all the wildflowers that sprang up

@thebeeguy and there are some great places to get pollinator friendly seeds here in Ireland #NoMowMay #bees https://www.fruithillfarm.com/seeds-and-propagation/organic-seeds/seeds-for-bees-and-pollinators.html

Oh joy! They're mowing the lawn of the holiday let next door _again_. A snap from the archives: Can you guess which side of the path is ours? #noMowMay #gardening

‘Take a step back from the lawnmower. Keep your green-fingered hands where I can see them. And don’t even think about going for the strimmer…’

It’s June.
You’ve done the #NoMowMay thing.
But the little creatures need more from you.
Think before you mow!

#bees #nature #wild #insects
#insectapocalypse #garden

(via @thejournal_ie) https://jrnl.ie/6084217

@DoubleTreble who knew they were so delicate? I think that was the worst effect we suffered from #NoMowMay. It ruined kitkat's hunting!

#NoMowMay : the result