The third year of no-mow May
I have a small patch of grass that I look after outside my house that doesn’t belong to me but I have cut it for the last 22 years. Three years ago I heard about no-mow May and decided that would be what I would do with it. I do cut around the outside of the patch so that it looks ‘gardened’ and not just abandoned as we have had people park their cars on it before.
This year I have looked at the range of plants/weeds growing in it just to try and get some idea of the variety, so here it is.
Broad-leaved plantain 
Buttercups and ragwort 
Celandines 
Cow parsley 
Dandelions 
I think this might be soggy orchard grass 
Soggy Cock’s Foot grass 
Possibly a sedge 
I planted this so not really wild but it has self-sown in the grass. 
Not sure at the moment what this is. 
Cat’s ear
In the section of grass that has only been left for one year we have a much smaller range of plants: only two types of grass and Cat’s ear so length of time does increase diversity.
If you know what any of these are – especially the ones I have not named – do let me know.