Although only August I have already noticed gardeners ‘tidying’ their patches. STOP – let it go! Where are the insects going to spend the winter if every scrap is tidied. Bugs like nooks and crannies, hollow stems and the seeds from blossoms only vaguely remembered. My garden receives mainly negative comments but it does provide potential hiding places through the winter.
However the garden is just an oasis in a sea of clipped lawns and insecticides – even when people have flower pots these will be emptied and sanitised. Oh well – I can only do my bit!