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jacdaw Apr 2020 3:25pm, 19 Apr 2020 2,989 posts	Quote Pin jacdaw Leave the verge for the wildflowers and insects!!! "Tidy" is a human construct.
Dvorak Apr 2020 3:43pm, 19 Apr 2020 19,533 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak It's not really that type of verge. And I'm thinking of a trim, rather than a showpiece lawn Aside from anything else, nowhere to put a lot of cuttings! Although we tend not to mention That Thing directly on this thread, this caught my eye from the USA. Anarchy awaits! This is what the Clown-in-Chief means when he trumps "Free Michigan"! eu.detroitnews.com
jacdaw Apr 2020 3:48pm, 19 Apr 2020 2,990 posts	Quote Pin jacdaw American lawn "care" does more environmental damage than American agriculture. Apparently it can be illegal not to mow your lawn regularly? As an aside, I have a mulching lawn mower, and never have to think about clippings.
Fragile Do Not Bend Apr 2020 5:28pm, 19 Apr 2020 5,749 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Theoretically ours is a mulching lawn mower, but our grass had got so long by the time the ground was dry enough to mow, that most of the lawn had quite a thick layer of clippings on after it was mown. I had to rake it up so it didn’t need kill off the grass underneath, plus it’s useful compost material. I filled a whole compost bin with it (mixed with suitable browns of course).
Columba Apr 2020 6:18pm, 19 Apr 2020 19,634 posts	Quote Pin Columba Sowed some chard seed. Saved from last year's chard plants.
Rosehip Apr 2020 6:27pm, 19 Apr 2020 15,693 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip sowed some penstemon seeds - husband bought me a gardening mag with them on the front because he thought they looked pretty
Eynsham Red Apr 2020 7:15pm, 19 Apr 2020 5,632 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red I’ve just finished this week’s lockdown project. Hopefully bees etc don’t have to observe Social Distancing.
Rosehip Apr 2020 8:47pm, 19 Apr 2020 15,697 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip Looks good ER
Fragile Do Not Bend Apr 2020 8:48pm, 19 Apr 2020 5,755 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Nice!
D2 Apr 2020 9:55pm, 19 Apr 2020 11,641 posts	Quote Pin D2 impressive