'No mow May' is a figleaf hiding this government's abject failure on rewilding
Have you heard of ‘no mow May’? This month councils are asking zealous gardeners to do the impossible — sit back and watch nettles and dandelions take over their lawns. Verges too. The purpose of this is to ‘create ecological corridors’ for animals and ‘havens’ for bees — all very sensible — but I do feel for the sort of people who plan their year in the garden like a military operation, and who must now watch, forehead veins throbbing, while the enemy advances. Gardening is meant to be therapeutic: let’s hope these gardeners can call on reserves of mindfulness practice.