Originally Posted by
andrew seemann
the big thing is to skip the weed killers, the 2-4-4d, round up, neonicotinoids, pesticides and all the other nasties that people insist on drowning their lawns with. I've got a 2 acre lawn, and the most maintenance it gets it being mowed every week or so, and maybe a little raking under a couple select trees in the fall. My yard is full of bees, mostly because it is also full of clover, creeping charlie, dandelions, wild pea, and other flowering weeds. Usually there is something flowering from spring until fall.
I've never understood the need to keep a lawn looking like a pro golf course or a major league baseball outfield. It is absolutely terrible for the environment.
bravo!!!!!!!!!!!! My kind of lawn for sure. I always love seeing our honeybees enjoying "what grows" on our property, even though they also forage out 2-3 miles naturally.
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