Did anyone see this programme yesterday evening? It dealt with creating
a 1620 flowery mead which Chris Beardshaw did by planting perennials
such as Knautia arvensis into mown grass. There was no mention of the
fact (unless I slept through that bit) that within a week or so the
grass would need cutting or of how that would be done. Presumably
seventeenth century grass-cutting methods would allow cutting right
round small plants, but I can't imagine how it would be done now without
employing an army of gardeners with nail scissors.
Was a non-maintainable plan put into place briefly and just for the
cameras, I wonder.
Janet G