27/09/2025
The mowing season is coming to an end (although not quite yet) and the hedge cutting season has begun ðģðģðģ
I always encourage a mosaic landscape lawn, flowering lawn, or full on meadow. I took this photo half way through mowing this large lawn at a commercial property. But as you can just see, the area on the far right is left longer (and is full of a range of flowering bulbs in Spring - stunning ð·).
I always find the contrasting line between shorter and longer areas of lawns effective in bringing people right up to the longer area. This allows them to see and appreciate the diversity of plants (as well as the visiting pollinators ð and other creatures ðļ), whilst the short grass benefits our beloved robins and blackbirds, among others ðĶââŽ
The short, striped grass here is also quite diverse. It receives no fertiliser or chemical sprays, and so has a range of low-growing plants mixed in with the grass ðž. Especially since the clippings are removed when mown, allowing for lower nutrients to stop the grass overrunning other plants and becoming a monoculture ðū
What would make this even better in my opinion? A third section of purposefully sown and managed wildflower meadow in an irregular shaped band through the middle. But there are so many creative and beneficial options available with such a green space.
Whether it's to mow, create and care for a mini-meadow, or to plant or trim a hedge (tis the season!), I am currently available. Please feel free to get in touch with me should you wish to discuss any of the above, or any other gardening or wildlife habitat ideas ðĶ
Jon
Wild Lynx Landscapes
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