Thriving #biodiversity, increased #resilience, reduced #CarbonEmissions due to less mowing and fertilisation, 25% more sunlight reflected hence reduced ‘urban heat island’ effect....some of the striking benefits of a wildflower #meadow compared to a traditional #lawn.
'A break from the lawn: Can an iconic meadow seed wider change?'
The example of King's College in Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/kings-wildflower-meadow-a-break-from-the-lawn
The results of the study were published in the journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence.
Marshall et al. (2023) Urban wildflower meadow planting for biodiversity, climate and society: An evaluation at King's College, Cambridge
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2688-8319.12243