Out There…Somewhere | Augusta ahead on “No Mow May” movement

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Alongside the roadways within the Augusta space, it’s one thing that catches your eye. 

“It appears overgrown,” mentioned Cedric Wooten. 

“You see numerous it?” 

“Loads of it,” mentioned Cedric.  

The Sacred Coronary heart Backyard Pageant is all about lovely vegetation, however right here additionally they discover magnificence in overgrowth on roadways as a result of that gives meals for issues like the attractive and necessary butterfly. 

“Sides of roads are nice locations to botanize, plant nerds like myself can get misplaced on a ten-foot stretch of roadways,” mentioned Creator and horticulturist Brie Arthur.  

So, to assist bugs like butterflies, there’s a new motion sprouting up referred to as “No Mow Might” to encourage cities to not lower grass through the month.

“In case you don’t mow it and also you enable these vegetation to flower they usually present important vitamins by their nectar for native pollinators, so No Mow Might is like probably the most effective factor all people might get behind,” mentioned Brie 

“No Mow Might…I type of like that concept. Plant much less grass extra flowers,” mentioned Roxanne Birdsong. 

“I do like chopping the grass, if it’s going to assist the surroundings that’s nice, I really like my flowers, I really like my bees, so that might be nice,” mentioned Cedric. 

Augusta was into not mowing earlier than it was a motion, however perhaps the Backyard Metropolis was simply making an attempt to indicate the butterflies some love.  

“I believe they did,” mentioned Cedric with fun. 

Option to Go Augusta. No Mow Might, and perhaps a couple of extra months as properly, nature will probably be glad you probably did.  

Out There Someplace in Augusta, George Eskola WJBF NewsChannel 6.