Gardening legend Monty Don, who once insisted lawns should be filled with long grass, has now succumbed to regular mowing.
Gardening legend Monty Don has U-turned on his view that lawns should be kept untidy with long greenery and naturalised flowers - and now insists every garden should have mown grass.
He conceded that tall grass distracts from the flowers and a tidy garden is nicer for grandchildren to play games in. This is because otherwise 'it will not look or feel good regardless of what plants you use' and an unmown lawn can make the area feel 'suffocating'. Brits have previously been told to lock up their lawnmowers and let wildlife take over their gardens for No Mow May
The presenter said he was not anti-grass cutting, explaining: 'I like walking on a lawn with bare feet as much as the next person.'
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