UPDATE: One of the neighbors has decided to bail out already, and has cut down all the tall grass. No doubt this was because their toddler is now roaming the year, and I'm sure the mother suddenly realized that tall grass and toddlers don't mix.
There are less signs this year, but No Mow May is back!
As happened last year, some yards have gone completely to weeds, while others are showcasing their virtue by only letting the right-of-way become overgrown. The latter strategy is pure Yard Sign Calvinism because it keeps the area around the house nice, tidy, and relatively bug-free, but everyone who walks along the sidewalk gets savaged. One of the core concepts of Yard Sign Calvinism is you get the salvation while others carry the cross.
Overall, there seems to be less interest. One of the houses that has gone "all-in" seems to be abandoned. Another which has signs up indicating it is embracing pollinators, also seems to be occupied on a part-time basis.
Setting all of that aside, the fact is that if one wanted to boost pollinator habitat, one would simply plant more flowers! We have been doing this and it is not only attractive, but sustains bees for more than a month. That was also the deal – the pollinators get to spread dandelions for a month, and then they were exterminated.
Here at Chateau Lloyd, we have an abundance of flowering, fruit-producing plants so this is not an issue. Even so, for aesthetic and functional reasons, this year should see even more flowers going into the ground.
We also don't have to put up a sign to tell everyone about it.
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