Peter Dowdall: 'Pristine lawns were once the only way gardens could be beautiful. Now it's the opposite'

And 'no mow' campaigns have been successful in calling attention to the beauty of wildflowers growing in our lawns

The Nurture Landscapes Garden, designed by Sarah Price, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023.

The weeds are our friends. Weeds are beautiful and must be appreciated. This is the message coming loud and proud once more from Chelsea and other such shows recently.

The green environment, which offers us so much and most, if not all, of the answers to modern-day problems of climate change, species extinction and habitat destruction, needs to be minded, tended to and, above all, appreciated.