Garland,United States - August 23, 2022 /PressCable/ —
A British conservation charity – The Conservation Charity Plantlife, working to promote and safeguard threatened wildlife, urged gardeners around the world to avoid mowing their lawns in May.
There are currently more than 14,000 members and supporters on board with the project that has HRH The Prince of Whales as the project Patron. The conservation body launched their No Mow May Project, where gardeners are requested and instructed to avoid mowing their lawns. The Process also includes counting the number of wildflowers grown in the month of May and how they benefited insects and bees.
According to the Conservation Charity Plantlife, those who participated last year in the No Mow May Project recorded a growth of almost 250 species of wildflowers and plants in their gardens, with wild strawberry, wild garlic, and rarities being on top.
In an interview with Alice Belock of Belo Garden, a gardening specialist that is championing the project, said, “this is something that came as a surprise as no one believed that such a huge number of wild plants and flowers could grow in a single month, benefiting and working as pollinators for bees and other flying insects”.
After the No Mow May Project, the Conservation Charity Plantlife holds a survey in the month of July, urging people to define what bloomed after a no-mow month in their garden. This year, from the 9th to 17th of July, the Conservation body held a survey named “Every Flower Count July Survey.” Under this survey, the Conservation Charity Plantlife asked people to submit how many wild plants and flowers grew on their lawns during May and how bees, butterflies, and other insects returned to their lawns.
Alice told us, “Those who participate in the Every Flower Count July Survey also get a Personal Nectar Score to assist them in understanding the importance of wild plants and flowers in their lawns”.
She went on to say, “last year, under the No Mow May Project, Tom Jennings, 45, from Buckinghamshire, was stunned to see butterflies and bees return to his garden so quickly”.
Speaking to the conservation body, Tom Jennings defined it as “Its chance to reconnect with the natural world.” Following his conservation, he explained in brief, “And a lot of that uses not only obsessive mowing but also chemicals which aren’t compatible with nature.” Concluding his conversation, Tom said, “You could walk through the middle of the garden on a sunny day, and it throbbed with that sound of insects that used to be commonplace in the British countryside, but sadly isn’t these days.”
Along with Tom, Sarah Shuttleworth, 39, who also participated in the No Mow May Project and Every Flower Count July Survey, noticed the chirping of crickets in her garden as soon as she avoided mowing in May.
She said, “It makes you feel like you’re somewhere tropical instead of your own garden.” Moving on, she explained, “It saves you a bit of time and arguments with the husband about getting the lawnmower out – something my husband hates doing,”
Sarah says, “There’s a part of me that thinks the garden is really messy, but when you sit there for just ten minutes a day and look at what it’s supporting, you realize it’s for the benefit of nature.”
According to the Conservation Charity Plantlife, last year, the participants of the No Mow May Project witnessed the growth of around 465,000 flowers, including more or less a quarter of a million daisies.
This is something that will inspire many gardeners to participate in such projects and help bees, butterflies, and other such insects inhabit your lawn to maintain a better ecosystem with flourishing biodiversity.
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Name: Alice Belock
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Organization: Cre8ive Global Enterprises
Address: 1014 Main St, Garland, Texas 75040, United States
Website: https://belogarden.com/
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