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    No Mow Lawns and Meadows

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    Prairie dropseed mixed with salvia, butterflyweed and coneflower makes all your bees and butterflies happy.

    The traditional lawn can be a little boring and definitely is not bee- and butterfly-friendly. The great thing is that there are many options for ground covers in your yard that don’t need to be mowed, flower seasonally, and support a more dynamic and exciting ecosystem.

    Here is a breakdown and when they are appropriate.

    1. Traditional lawn islands – traditional lawn (bluegrass blends) are still the best choice for foot traffic, play fields and areas you just want to walk barefoot and laydown and name cloud shapes.
    2. No Mow Lawns – we have done many No Mow lawns in the last few years and they work! These are clumpy, swirly, shimmery 6-10″ fescue lawns that don’t need to be mowed. We recommend taking a string trimmer to it once a year to clean it up.
    3. Bee Lawns – A bee lawn is a No Mow lawn where we mix in flowering ground covers that are pollinator friendly — good ones include clover, sedum, ajuga and wild strawberry.
    4. Short Meadow – We love short meadows and even created a product called MeadowBox. A short meadow gets to a height of about 2′. It is made up of a short grass like prairie dropseed or bluestem (60-70%) mixed in with groups of flowering perennials that bloom throughout the year (30%). This is a bee’s dream landscape!

    Read more about bee lawns at the University of Minnesota Beelab – here.

    Get inspired by natural landscapes from around the world!

    Learn more about how to get started with Field!

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    This is a No Mow lawn in south Minneapolis.

    March 8, 2017
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