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No Mow May, again!
In May 2024, we had a difficult time keeping up with everything at Keppel Croft. We had read about No Mow May and decided to abandon lawn mowing to see what would happen and to free up our energy to work on the rest of the gardens. We were astonished with the results!
With no effort on our part, the lawns were overtaken by English daisies and Forget-Me-Nots. Dandelions added a dash of yellow. We found that our visitors had a difficult time deciding where to walk so Bill mowed some trails through the blue and white drifts. That solved that problem.
In some places the drifts of Forget-Me-Nots extended the impressions of the actual garden plantings. We are hoping that this spring we will have even more "freebies" coming up in the lawns. The pollinators will be happy.
We were surprised and delighted with the success of our No Mow May last season but this year we will not repeat the error we made in 2024. We will not let the No Mow May linger on longer than it should. On the strength of that decision we bought a new law mower to make that job easier! Join us this May with a visit to enjoy our exuberant volunteers!