May, the month when the freshness of spring turns gradually into the fullness of summer, longer daylight hours and warmer temperatures bringing new flowers every day. Birds nesting, bees busily foraging and that Sunday afternoon soundtrack of the neighbours’ petrol mowers drowning out the sounds of nature.

If just for this month all the mowers stayed in the shed, we might all see the flowers I do by leaving my own lawn to grow, dandelions and daisies, buttercups and cowslips, speedwell, selfheal and those unique species of whatever type of soil we each have. Every gardener might be able to spend that grass cutting time just sitting enjoying watching the grass grow and most important of all, ten times the number of vital pollinating insects would have the opportunity to feed from all those lovely wild flowers.