Organizers say a spring lawn that grows longer and lets flowers bloom provides habitat, nectar and pollen for pollinators like native butterflies and bees. That habitat also can shelter for other insects that might otherwise flee or fall to harm under a mower’s blades, providing food for migrating birds.
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