letsavagoo 956 Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 I drove along the ring road today, Arnold to Wollaton and noted the central and side grass verges are very very overgrown. I suspect COVID will be the excuse but wonder why this is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 Some grass areas are left that way to encourage wildlife, which thrives better in those conditions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 The verges on the Lowdham bypass were seeded with wild flowers a couple of years ago and looked very attractive. As is usual, of course, the dominant species, which were basically weeds, took over and now it looks a mess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 I’ve got an approx 9 metre squared ‘natural’ area in a far corner of my garden for the little insects, especially the bees. It’s a mixture of wildflowers, forget me nots and similar garden flowers and weeds, as well as a couple of pieces of slightly rotten logs. I still can’t resist picking off the fluffy dandelion flower heads though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 For the past year or so my husband has left a small area of our lawn uncut, even though he’s rather OCD about his lawn and makes sure he has lovely straight lines up and down. We have a very eccentric near neighbour whose house is in desperate need of attention, not least painting, but several years ago his young next door neighbour thought he was doing him a favour and mowed his front lawn, which had been left to nature. The poor man didn’t realise that a neighbourly act had occurred and told me he just couldn’t understand why his ‘wild flowers’ weren’t growing very well. He never did discover that someone had mown it. Needless to say, his garden looks a right mess again but he won’t be getting any assistance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,378 Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Cliff Ton said: Some grass areas are left that way to encourage wildlife, which thrives better in those conditions. Surely not the brightest idea to encourage wildlife within inches of a busy road? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 956 Posted June 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 You preempted my thoughts exactly Brew. I’m sure this isn’t for wildlife. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 I probably used the wrong word with 'Wildlife'. I was thinking of wild flowers and other plants, not the things which move or creep or fly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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