Alan Titchmarsh warns gardeners about important but 'catastrophic' lawn trend
dailyrecord.co.ukAlan Titchmarsh has spoken out against a popular gardening trend that helps wildlife flourish. The Love Your Garden Legend has claimed that rewilding green spaces could actually be "catastrophic" for biodiversity.
The practice sees those with green-fingers leave their lawns to overgrow, allowing nature to once again take care of itself - and us.
The garden expert does believe that re-wilding is important for conserving UK biodiversity, but overdoing it can actually work against nature, reports Bristol Live.Re-wilding reintroduces weeds and wild flowers that critters vital to the ecosystem thrive on and has become favoured among gardeners in recent years.
But the ITV presenter claims that re-wilded gardens that focus on native plants offer reduced sustenance and shelter for wildlife, especially in the winter months.Instead, Alan says that outdoor spaces with a wide range of plants provide birds and insects with nourishment and birds all year round.
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