Has anyone cut their grass yet?

[Sweetpea1989]

Exactly that! I’m itching but haven’t heard anyone on the street yet so don’t know if it’s too early?

Mine was done a couple of weeks ago. Glad it’s been done and looks tidier now.

Did mine yesterday as we had 2 days without rain.

Mine needs cutting 3/4 times through the winter and always looks thick and green.

Cut on Saturday on the highest setting, looks so much better. It was taller than the snowdrops and aconites in places

We have, but only because we’ve moved into a new house that has a grass front garden and the house has been empty for a year. It was really annoying me.

People are being asked not to cut their lawns as often from now on as the bees really need the pollen that can be gathered from the clover, daisies and dandelions . So it has been suggested to only cut once every 3 weeks or so instead of the usual weekly one.

Delighted to hear our lazy (back) gardening is now at the vanguard of bee preservation. Will strive to retain our laziness for now.

Out of curiosity, ConcentricCircles, who are the people who are asking the people not to mow?

And for how long are ‘people’ being asked to minimise mowing?

Far too wet here (a swamp) in Cornwall, although it is growing.

'People are being asked not to cut their lawns as often from now on as the bees really need the pollen that can be gathered from the clover, daisies and dandelions . So it has been suggested to only cut once every 3 weeks or so instead of the usual weekly one.'

The bees will get lots of pollen from our lawn on a regular basis

Funny I was looking out onto the garden yesterday and thought wow it needs cutting, but the amount of rain we've had I can't imagine it will cut well.
I'll just have to admire the wonderful green lushness and hope that some insects will benefit too.

I made this amazing discovery about 30 years ago. If you don't cut grass it just grows - and then falls over in autumn.

I now have a garden full of trees, and wildlife. Nesting birds, bumble bees took over on of the nest boxes last year, newts and toads in the pond and, occasionally, lizards.

We cut ours this week. Still very damp but it needed it!

East Anglia, I cut it on Sunday for the first time!

I have bulbs in my grass so can't cut it until mid/end March as they are flowering now. As early as that? Our Council leave any grass with bulbs to end May to allow leaves to die down naturally.

Went for it today. No regrets!

Yep-did mine this week-looks so much better!