Garden Week, Day Two: No Mow May

Time to enjoy the garden!

 

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A movement called “No Mow May” is taking hold around the world.

The idea promotes diversity, with varied plant life to offer our pollinators a larger menu and more options.

Changing our habits and mowing less often, letting some patches of the yard grow long, or maybe planting wildflowers in place of a grass patch, will help pollinators grab the nectar they need.

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If not mowing the lawn isn’t possible, there are still some things you can do in your own garden and yard to help out the bees.  This excellent article explains more:

https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/no-mow-may-for-our-threatened-pollinators

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