For much of the post-war era, councils attempted to “tame nature” by mowing grass all summer long.
That approach is now out of fashion, as councils, community groups and the public understand more about the value of biodiversity and letting a thousand flowers bloom.
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‘You need to make it so that people can actually feel it's their space and they can enjoy it. But you don't need to manicure it to within an inch of its life’
