I live in a rural area and I have never been a fan of mono-cultured lawns, so if I see patches of wildflowers coming up in my lawn, I mow around them so they can bloom, providing nectar for the bees, and giving the pollenated plants a chance to reseed, so they come up again next year. For all of those uniform, mono-cultured lawn purists, my lawn looks chaotic and unkept, but I would rather have a lawn that provides food for pollinators and have a wide diversity of plants, than have a monotonous, carpet-looking lawn around my house.
Once the blooms start to brown, wither, die, and no longer provide nectar for the pollinators, I mow over them. Yesterday as I was mowing I was going to mow over one of the flowered sections in my lawn, but then I saw some bees still working some of the flowers, so I mowed around the patch again.
Although chaotic looking, I think my lawn is a lot more interesting to look at, than those mono-cultured ones. My lawn offers a variety of shaped foliage, different hues of greens, plus a variety of colored flowers, and it makes me feel good whenever I see the bees out there buzzing around and getting the nectar they need to survive.
Below are some photos of some of the patches of wildflowers that I mow around in my front yard.
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