Daily Junction.mobi portal<p>By simply doing less, we can promote habitat complexity and help <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-023-02694-9">increase species diversity</a> in our gardens. So, we should embrace a “messy” garden as the new norm – and feel a little less guilty if we don’t get around to ticking the gardening off our weekend chore list.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/294385/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/kat-hamill-2771741">Kat Hamill</a>, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/nottingham-trent-university-1338">Nottingham Trent University</a></em></span></p>
<p>This article is republished from <a href="https://theconversation.com">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/embrace-lazy-autumn-gardening-to-protect-wildlife-294385">original article</a>.</p> </div>