Ypsilanti leaders back “Low Mow May,” promote pollinator-friendly lawns

No Mow May and Slow Mow Summer

This month, many cities in our area are encouraging residents to let their lawns grow a little bit taller to cut down on noise pollution, fossil fuel emissions, and herbicide use, while also providing early season nectar for pollinators with…

Not mowing this month? Some say it's the way to go, others not sure

To mow or not to mow — that is the question, starting in May. And a Moncton researcher hopes that for the sake of biodiversity, the answer for many people will be not to mow.

Abstinence makes the plants grow longer so let's all do our bit

This month we can continue to affect weed-based change with yet more calendar-themed inactivism thanks to UK charity Plantlife's exhortation to…

No Mow May not recommended by research universities

I wasn’t planning to discuss No Mow May again this year, because I was hoping the controversial practice had lost steam. But an email from a local television reporter said otherwise. The good-natured reporter asked if I would do an interview for the evening news about the many benefits of No Mow May, a movement he was hearing much about. I’d enjoy doing the interview, I told the reporter, but instead of promoting it, I would explain why No Mow M…

Ypsilanti leaders back “Low Mow May,” promote pollinator-friendly lawns

YPSILANTI, MI – Ypsilanti leaders put their support behind “Low Mow May” on Tuesday night, encouraging residents to reduce mowing and let their grass grow to between 6 and 12 inches this month.

I didn't think No Mow May was for me, until I tried this simple twist on the trend

Experts say we should stop mowing our lawns in May for the sake of bees and butterflies, but how feasible is it really?