A garden meadow of mixed wildflowers
In the Garden

Let it grow: the quiet joy of rewilding your garden

Mowing a little less and planting a few natives can turn any backyard into a haven for bees and butterflies.

You do not need acres to help nature: a garden will do. More and more people are trading the perfect, close cropped lawn for something wilder and far more alive, letting native flowers grow, mowing less often, and leaving a corner or two a little untidy on purpose. It is easier than the old way, and the results arrive surprisingly fast.

Gardens that ease off the mower and plant local species have been found to draw around seventy percent more pollinators than tidy, conventional ones. That means more bees, more butterflies, more birdsong, all from small choices anyone can make. A wilder garden is not a neglected one, it is a generous one, offering a little room for the rest of life to move back in.

Our short take: with thanks to guides like One Green Planet's on rewilding your garden for local wildlife.
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