Lawn paths that
weave between natural wildflowers and grasses still need mowing.
A patch of wild grasses and flowers is a striking
sight that, not many years ago, might sometimes have been viewed as a
scruffy patch and put down to the ease of less maintenance. Nowadays, though, many people are aware of the natural areas of wilderness growing in a park or along a grass verge –
left to grow to help give wildlife better habitats.
So what about that
small path in the garden, which still needs mowing – could time taking out the
mower and moving it around the garden be reduced even further..?
There is a small
patch of wild clover that grows amongst the grass – what if this
was left to spread naturally...along with, perhaps, a handful of
daisies...
It would look pretty
and certainly attract more bees to the garden. It is
drought-resistant so tougher than grass on hot sunny days and it
doesn’t need fertilizing as grass might – it seems like
a good idea to let the clover grow.
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“To make a prairie
it takes a clover and one bee,
One clover, and a
bee,
And revery.
The revery alone
will do,
If bees are few.”
― Emily Dickinson
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Clover is softer to
sit on than grass and is perfect for tickling toes!
For the #30dayswild post in 2016, Nature Challenge : Tickle Your Toes, click here.