We are working hard to give back land and work towards a rewilding approach through allowing areas of our property to grow unrestricted to promote multiple benefits. By giving the area that would normally sustain an open area with a minimized eco system, you inhibit pollinators, insects, and natural flora. This makes the plants around the area more susceptible to disease, is driving multiple species of pollinators to extinction (Monarch butterfly’s and bees are 2 of the more publicized victims, but it’s why there; no lightening bugs anymore, either) and the loss of spaces for oxygen releasing friends. By not mowing, removing invasive plants and by encouraging nature to live Her best life, we instead have healthier soil, fewer water retention issues, we are growing more trees, there are lots if indigenous flowers and plants for the pollinators to thrive upon, and the whole area is healthier with birds, insects, native plants, and an eco system that works is put back into play in a way that existed well before we walked on this continent.
We only mow high traffic areas and where carts may park. Everywhere else has paths cut through it for destinations, not mowed. In fact, we haven’t mowed any of it since June 23rd and won’t likely mow anything besides around our pool until the end of August. After that, there is much likelihood I won’t mow until next year when we need parking for events, and keeping the grass longer makes it better for the grass when that happens.