Re-Thinking the Yard

User: kitholland@verizon.net

Vendor: Drive Green - Green Energy Consumers Alliance

Action: 2586 - Ecological Landscaping

With the Advent of No Mow May, I've been re-thinking my landscaping choices. Why am I mowing my whole yard anyway? When I was a kid, I remember we only mowed right around the house. Over the years that somehow turned into mowing an acre of grass! It suddenly struck me how absurd and unnecessary that was. So I've let my back yard return to meadow. I do mow it once a year in the late fall, otherwise I let it grow. What a treat it has been--so beautiful to look at. Also letting my front garden host any milkweed that sprouts; I have quite a crop this year! It goes perfectly with the catmint and bee balm. Go, pollinators!