Reimagining Our Lawns

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, we’re exploring the many, many ways we can all get wilder with our lawns. It’s part of a larger RHS campaign with The Wildlife Trusts to celebrate how we can Bring Our Lawns To Life by gardening with nature, rather than against it. Mark Schofield from conservation charity Plantlife takes us through the whys and hows of creating wildlife-friendly lawns, Sue Mabberley from Nant y Bedd garden in Wales chats with us about her grassland and meadow care, and Janet Crouch from Maryland, USA tells us the story of her legal battle to keep her biodiverse front yard. Links: Plantlife Nant y Bedd Garden Workshops Wild About Gardens Campaign Lawn and mini-meadow habitats

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.1	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance.
0:09.3	The scenery changes many times in one season and our finest trees will happily play the part of...
0:14.7	The best hiding place ever.
0:17.4	Booth!
0:18.2	Put your day out of dreams in the hands of the experts.
0:21.6	It's the greatest show in Earth, at an RHS garden near you.
0:25.6	Book tickets online for discounts plus under fives go free and under 16 to five pounds.
0:30.6	Since the 17th century, the closely cut English lawn has been the mainstay of our gardens. And over the years
0:40.2	this classic verdant sward has become a status symbol, a badge of pride, if you will, that's
0:45.6	spread around the world. It's so ubiquitous it feels silly even pointing it out.
0:51.8	But of course the shorter, neater and striper you want your lawn, the less environmental
0:56.7	benefits it will have.
0:58.8	An immaculate bowling green won't provide much shelter nor much food for our much loved
1:03.2	garden wildlife, as well as often needing lots of water and harmful pesticides to keep
1:08.4	it looking good.
1:10.4	So how about if we completely reimagined what our lawns could look like?
1:15.4	Think gently swaying long grasses,
1:18.3	colourful wildflowers like birdsfoot trefoil, clover and dandelions,
1:22.8	the buzzing of bees busy pollinating,
1:25.5	the fluttering of moths and butterflies floating amongst all the greenery,
1:29.3	a rich dynamic haven.
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