Billy the Fish
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This is a before an after of our lawn from last year. We just followed online advice, invested in good quality seed that suited our gardens aspect (north west) it took alot of effort, watering, feeding and regular mowing but was like a carpet by June, well worth the effort
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Looking pretty sexy!
Just been leaving the lawn in patches for wildlife, have a pond with newts and a couple of bird boxes up. Bug hotel and wood pile cuttings for their pleasure, will be planting up native shrubs around the lawn. Using no pesticides in the garden. We get visited by a hedgehog and can hear him crunching on snails. There's more to a garden than a lawn, let it grow
Which is great, I love a wildflower meadow. People are talking about it at the moment as if the two concepts can't coexist. The lawn is a sociable space which I think most people want from a garden, it's also a good place to admire the borders.