Monty Don urges gardeners to stop mowing the lawn so often as it is ‘damaging’ to wildlife Gardener Monty Don has said there are many benefits to keeping grass longer The Daily Mail Weekend Magazine columnist said short grass is a male trait By leaving grass alone to grow, you encourage wildlife to enter your … Read more
Now Chris Packham says we should stop mowing our lawn! TV presenter says ‘bizarre habit’ is bad for nature after accusing Britons of ‘persecuting cockroaches and wasps’ Presenter Packham, 59, said homeowners should think about letting gardens go He suggested instead of a cut lawn families might like wild flower patches The comment is backed … Read more
These are the first pictures of a former Army soldier accused of mowing down and killing a father and his two children, 15 and 12, during a Father’s Day walk as he appeared in court today charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Supermarket worker David Logan, 47, appeared before magistrates today with his arm in … Read more
Mowing your lawn just once a month could attract 10 times as many bees by boosting flowers like daisies and white clover, according to new research. Simple changes in mowing habits can increase the available nectar for bees and other pollinators tenfold, findings from conservation charity Plantlife reveal. The charity’s annual citizen science project found … Read more