Instead of ‘No Mow May,’ Try ‘Slow Mow Summer’

Lawns, mowed short, give us space for dogs and kids to play. They also keep our neighbors from making complaints to the town government or homeowners’ association. But a closely-cropped lawn is a flower-free monoculture. Some organizations are encouraging a “No Mow May” to allow wildflowers in the grass to bloom—benefiting pollinators—before we start cutting grass down for the season. 

There’s a huge caveat worth noting here: Ecological organizations say that No Mow May doesn’t do much for...