In one of England’s most iconic corners of history and intellect, a colorful and very modern transformation is taking place. After some three centuries as a perfectly manicured formal lawn, the grass behind the storied King’s College Chapel, at the University of Cambridge, has burst into the “glorious, Monet-style chaos” of a wildflower meadow—all in the name of biodiversity. Those are the words that the college’s head gardener, Steve Coghill, uses to describe the view from where he sits on this day in early June. He mentions birds like house…
