1. Grass free lawn and 2. Bees in the garden

Much better than boring old grass ... and think of the bees and other insects it would attract :o)

If everyone kept a small wild area in the garden it would help too, even nettles and the dreaded ragwort have their uses

I have nettles growing in between the strawberries....the insects love nettle flowers...I think I have said before that to me there is not such a thing as a weed....they all have their uses...so I just let them grow...not much weeding for me to do....if any.

I bet it still takes a lot of upkeep though - nettles buttercups and dandelions do not appear and in my garden they soon would! And so would grass. Kids couldn't play footie on it either. But for insects its a great idea - just wouldn't do instead of a lawn for a family would it? Hope the idea spreads to lots of other public spaces.

I saw that on the news last night and I liked it. It looked really good, but I still prefer a traditional lawn and wouldn't have room to do both!

Thanks for the comments! I have always liked the idea that Pam has suggested, of leaving a small area in the garden for local wildflowers and I am trying to do it. Other invasive plants have made it a little difficult, but I hope to get there!

Hope it works out well for you Anujag - great for attracting insects. (My problem here is keeping them the other side of the hedge...)