A break from the lawn: can an iconic meadow seed wider change?
A break from the lawn: can an iconic meadow seed wider change?
www.cam.ac.uk /stories/kings-wildflower-meadow-a-break-from-the-lawn
cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/science/t/205362
A new study at King's College, Cambridge reveals the striking benefits of letting lawns go wild. But can others be persuaded to break with a 300-year old social norm?
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great read! also, the seed site mentioned in the article is top notch (but hella expensive)
I do the cheapass version. When I'm walking around in August and September, I have a ziplock bag in my pocket. I collect seeds from wildflowers and dump them on my lawn before the first snowfall. I now have several types of clovers, asters, and a few other fun things that have colonized it. I still cut about once per month, but the wild rabbits like it now too. :)