Let it grow, let it grow

7 Goodgymers helped their local community in Derby
Naomi Hope
Pete Emery
Tara Isherwood
Gwyn Williams
Jen Francis
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Derby

Saturday 14th May 2022

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Plantlife's No Mow May campaign encourages people to lock away the lawnmower throughout May. The aim is to let the wild flowers in your lawn bloom, to help our bees, butterflies, wildlife and us. ๐ŸŒผ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿฆ‹

Lots of GoodGymers took part, reserving the weed-pulling for community centre flowerbeds and leaving their own lawns to bloom! ๐ŸŒป

Sheila's daisies were joined by dandelions, speedwell and buttercups. She's decided to continue the experiment, and just mow around the edges, plus a path across the middle, but leave the remainder of the lawn to its own devices ... blooming marvelous! ๐ŸŒผ

Naomi found an abundance of forget-me-nots and speedwell, with the bees in particular enjoying the speedwell. ๐Ÿ

Tracey and Gwyn enjoyed not mowing their lawns, going out walking with the time they saved, and saw even more unmown lawns!ย  Their pictures include one for each of their lawns, one for a colourful unmown patch in Alvaston, and a couple from Penrhyn Castle where a lamb was clearly ignoring the sign, despite it being in Welsh! ๐Ÿ‘

Thank you to everyone who took part. ๐Ÿ’



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