Grass Maze
Create a maze with only a lawnmower and some imagination.
A Grass Maze for a Garden in a Term
One delightfully ephemeral, low maintenance way of creating a garden
over an area currently covered by grass is by mowing patterns into it.
Simply sketch out a pattern on paper, perhaps inspired by a maze design textile design, shapes in nature or even music, then stake out the pattern on the ground when the grass is ready to mow.
Mow
the pattern into the grass and remove the stakes. Allow the remaining
long grass to grow even longer, which will encourage a range of different
plants and wildflowers to appear. Continue to mow the design as long
as you wish to keep it or mow all the grass to one height (August is
a good time to do this) and, when the grass needs mowing again in the
spring, mow a different pattern.
Idea for Discussion
Is a mown pattern a garden? What wildflowers appear in the longer grass and why?