I've realised, this evening, that my garden is now completely out of control and wild.

There are head-high weeds. I have to forage for my strawberries as there's very little fruit on the potted plants but the ones which have escaped in between the shrubs are thriving. My paved and "weed suppressant" [ha! ha!] gravel covered areas have weeds and strawberries growing through them.

I have left most of the lawn in #NoMowMay and I really enjoy watching the ears of grass seed swaying in the wind, although that does contribute to the overall impression of a garden that has been abandoned. Oh, and the Clover flowers are beautiful.

I've got plenty of fruit and veg growing in the greenhouse or the border and I've just sown some Spinach, so there are patches of cultivation but I'm pretty much at one with #nature here. 😄

#Gardening

#NoMowMay is over and somehow we have ended up in the middle of June. But does that mean we have cut the meadow down?

... trick question, of course not 

The grasses have grown tall and turned golden, most flowers have gone to seed - now's the time for birds and mice to get their snacks. And I hope that the Primulas, Hawkweed and Geum will get their chance to disperse their seeds so we get even MORE of them next season.

But we will start mowing some patches soon, as gently as possible, so the meadow can succesively regrow. We want our critters to have places to live and hide throughout the whole year

🌾🦗🐞🪲🐝🐛🦋

#mähfreiherMai #OrganicGardening #biodiversity #nativeplants #grasses #summervibes

Woke up at home in Scotland at 5am (with jet lag), admired our green views (already light): cows grazing in the fields, rabbits in our now overgrown garden (#NoMowMay for #WildFlowers), pigeon nesting on our balcony (grr!), and the quiet before almost anyone is up. Gone 6am now, and the birds are awake and chattering now.

Very different to our Tokyo trip's mornings!

Question: If you use a scythe (which is slow enough to allow time for insects and animals time to get out of the way… would this type of cutting still qualify in a “spirit of the law” way in addition to following a “letter of the law” way?

Note: I personally have a permanent no-mow, non-grass type yard so this is a theoretical thought experiment only.

#NoMowMay #trees #plants #gardening #landscaping

#NoMowMay is going well in this patch of my (so called) lawn.

Different types of grass, flowering clover and these tall-stemmed yellow flowers which are hard to get in focus as they sway in the wind.

I've cut a path through to the greenhouse, to try to keep my feet drier, but I'll leave this patch to do whatever it wants. I do enjoy seeing the insects flitting from flower to flower.

#BloomScrolling