Country Life columnist Agromenes started turning a field from intensive agriculture to wild flowers four decades ago — a decision which has been proven spectacularly worthwhile.
It was one of those magical moments when, last week, the warm, but cloudy day burst into a golden evening and the sun broke through and shone on a meadow alive with the sound of 1,000 insects. It’s taken us nearly 40 years fully to recover this natural beauty.
Once doused to death with…
