"David Hill" wrote in message
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Turn this patch into a wild flower meadow, then just cut it once a year
after your flowers have set and dropped their seed.

Have you actually done this? I haven't seen anyone successfully turn an
area into a wild flower meadow. It seems that in a year or two you have a
weed infested area that is dominated by one or two species. The man-made
meadows that I have seen in botanical gardens seem to require a periodic
burn - something that most people can't or won't do. Without the burn, the
meadow is just a stop on the way to reforestation. Weed trees, brush,
pokeweed, etc. all take their turn in the succession back to forest.