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Could Your Landscape Business Handle A “No Mow May?”
No Mow May, a grassroots initiative first popularized by UK-based Plantlife, is gaining some popularity in the US. With the goal of creating a larger habitat for pollinators, the No Mow May campaign asks property owners to stop lawn mowing and weed-whacking on May 1st and let wild flowers—and even weeds—grow for one month. Bee City USA, a Xerces Society initiative focused on sustaining bee populations, has taken up the No Mow May campaign stateside. While the concept has been adopted by individual bee advocates throughout the U.S, it has reportedly seen the most community momentum in Wisconsin, particularly around the town of Appleton, WI. “In 2020, Appleton grew to become the primary metropolis in America to undertake No Mow May, with 435 houses registering to participate,” reported the NY Times in a March 28 article, “In Wisconsin: Stowing Mowers, Pleasing Bees.” That same Times article has since inspired a movement in Hartford, CT, according to an article published Monday by CT Insider, and Homes & Garden magazine published an article about No Mow May just this week. Landscaper Perspective While beneficial to bees and other pollinators, if the No Mow May concept were to grow, it would clearly present challenges for lawn and landscape professionals. LCOs could face financial issues with their primary work in less demand, but even larger, full service landscape companies could be affected. Ryan Richeson, who owns Appleton, WI-based Appleton Lawn Snow And Landscaping said some his clients were among those who decided not to mow in ...
Could Your Landscape Business Handle A “No Mow May?”
No Mow May, a grassroots initiative first popularized by UK-based Plantlife, is gaining some popularity in the US. With the goal of creating a larger habitat for pollinators, the No Mow May campaign asks property owners to stop lawn mowing and weed-whacking on May 1st and let wild flowers—and even weeds—grow for one month. Bee City USA, a Xerces Society initiative focused on sustaining bee populations, has taken up the No Mow May campaign stateside. While the concept has been adopted by individual bee advocates throughout the U.S, it has reportedly seen the most community momentum in Wisconsin, particularly around the town of Appleton, WI. “In 2020, Appleton grew to become the primary metropolis in America to undertake No Mow May, with 435 houses registering to participate,” reported the NY Times in a March 28 article, “In Wisconsin: Stowing Mowers, Pleasing Bees.” That same Times article has since inspired a movement in Hartford, CT, according to an article published Monday by CT Insider, and Homes & Garden magazine published an article about No Mow May just this week. Landscaper Perspective While beneficial to bees and other pollinators, if the No Mow May concept were to grow, it would clearly present challenges for lawn and landscape professionals. LCOs could face financial issues with their primary work in less demand, but even larger, full service landscape companies could be affected. Ryan Richeson, who owns Appleton, WI-based Appleton Lawn Snow And Landscaping said some his clients were among those who decided not to mow in ...
