No Mow May Sussex Archives | Sussex Green Living https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/category/no-mow-may-sussex/ Sussex people inspiring a climate for change Tue, 27 May 2025 14:57:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Children’s Gardening Week, butterflies and beautiful salads https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/childrens-gardening-week-butterflies-and-beautiful-salads/ Mon, 26 May 2025 10:16:55 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=36464 24 May – 1 June 2025 www.childrensgardeningweek.co.uk www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/nomowmay by Marianne Lindfield – Climate Action Engagement Officer, SGL Children’s Gardening Week arrives as May gives way to June, when the garden has found its stride and everything is stretching into summer. It often falls during half term, which makes it the perfect time to step outside […]

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]]> A Beekeeper’s View: Simple Ways to Help Sussex Pollinators https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/helping-pollinators-sussex/ Mon, 19 May 2025 09:33:26 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=36455 by Daisy Day, Master Beekeeper In Britain there are around 250 different species of bees. A few of these are social insects living in large organised communities such as bumblebees and of course honeybees. All bees feed on nectar for energy and feed their larvae on pollen for protein, both collected from flowers. Pollination is […]

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]]> Let it grow: the case for messy gardens and living soil https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/let-it-grow-the-case-for-messy-gardens-and-living-soil/ Tue, 13 May 2025 09:03:43 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=36447 by Elle Runton. Deputy Trustee Sussex Green Living. It would be fair to say I’m not yet a gardener. My grandfather had a smallholding, and my uncle just lays his thumb on a plant leaf and it blossoms at his touch, but I’m embarking on a learning journey—with some success. My local Sussex nursery-bought raspberry […]

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]]> Let Nature Lead: A No Mow May Journey in Sussex https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/let-nature-lead-a-no-mow-may-journey-in-sussex/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:43:49 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=36285   Written by Marianne Lindfield Living with the land and recognising that even our gardens are part of it has been part of my thinking for a long time. As a permaculturalist observing patterns, valuing edges and letting nature lead is not new but each year the practice becomes more visible. This spring has brought […]

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