Not mowing in May means not mowing until June, which could mean the grass is anywhere from 12-18 inches high. Mowing more than a third of the plant’s tissue in a single mowing can stress a lawn. If ...

'No Mow May' is well-intended — to provide flowers for early season pollinators — but after that month of growth, mowing more than one third of the plant’s tissue can harm the lawn. The idea of not ...

This is being written the third week in April. By this time, lawns are usually OK to be worked on but since soil temperatures are still in low 30s, who knows? Lawns can be spongy and wet as soils are ...

Dear Master Gardener: No Mow May is coming up. Is it a good idea? Answer: Not really. In fact, the research paper that originally promoted the idea has since been retracted. We keep being told not to ...

Q: I’m participating in "No-Mow May" to help pollinators. The idea is to let some early-flowering weeds grow to provide food for pollinators when not much is blooming yet. The grass is getting long.

May is finally here, and everything is the many many shades of real green. The April showers are past, and we are waiting for the May flowers. I noticed for the first time last year the No Mow May. It ...

Trends in landscaping come and go. But one in particular that seems to be gaining national momentum for several years is the “No Mow” movement. If that sounds a bit like “slo-mo,” it is. It means less ...