Long story short: we want homeowners to have living, healthy green spaces.
What we DON'T want is for a homeowner to participate in this movement, ruin their lawn, and then opt to rip out their turf and put in a patio. #NoMowMay is a feel-good hashtag that's spreading across the world. We recently reached out to media outlets and townships promoting the campaign and asked them to pump the brakes on the campaign that is telling homeowner to put away their mowing equipment for the month of May.
Let's share the alternative slogan, #GrassIsGreen! Lawns and grassy spaces are offering:
If you have a vendetta against lawns, it's probably because you don't have kids or dogs playing outside. If you have lawn around your home and DON'T use it to walk or play on, then replanting that area with alternatives like clover, English daisy, or wild strawberry can provide all of the above benefits, and support pollinators. Keep it green, and keep it mowed. Those height restriction bylaws were put into place for your safety, not aesthetics.
Here are the facts:
You can listen to Dr. Eric Lyons, Dr. Katerina Jordan, and Dr. Sara Stricker on the various media platforms below.
The Weather Network: https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/preview/master-30/is-no-mow-may-really-a-good-idea-here-in-canada [1]
CBC Edmonton: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-52-radio-active/clip/15982693-is-science-behind-initiative-naturally-grow-lawn-flawed [2]
980 CFPL London: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/CORU5047048912?selected=CORU4777265639 [3]
CTV News Kitchener: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/why-grass-experts-say-no-mow-may-might-be-a-bad-idea-for-local-lawns-1.6376163 [4]
900 CHML Hamilton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztbw1jEMiPA&t=2s [5]
CityNews Ottawa: https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2023/05/02/podcast-the-sam-laprade-show-hour-1-may-2nd-2023/ [6]
Sudbury.com: https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/no-mow-may-yeah-maybe-not-says-university-of-guelph-expert-6918211 [7]
CKBW Radio, Nova Scotia: https://www.ckbw.ca/2023/05/05/to-mow-or-not-to-mow/ [8]
Links
[1] https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/preview/master-30/is-no-mow-may-really-a-good-idea-here-in-canada
[2] https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-52-radio-active/clip/15982693-is-science-behind-initiative-naturally-grow-lawn-flawed
[3] https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/CORU5047048912?selected=CORU4777265639
[4] https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/why-grass-experts-say-no-mow-may-might-be-a-bad-idea-for-local-lawns-1.6376163
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztbw1jEMiPA&t=2s
[6] https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2023/05/02/podcast-the-sam-laprade-show-hour-1-may-2nd-2023/
[7] https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/no-mow-may-yeah-maybe-not-says-university-of-guelph-expert-6918211
[8] https://www.ckbw.ca/2023/05/05/to-mow-or-not-to-mow/