Creating and caring for beautiful wildflower meadows.
A practical guide to converting a lawn into a wildflower meadow: reducing soil fertility, clearing grass, choosing native seed, sowing in autumn and managing the meadow each year.
When to cut a wildflower meadow depends on whether it is annual or perennial. Here is how to time the hay cut, clear the crop and use aftermath grazing.
A month-by-month guide to spring meadow care: when to scarify, how to tackle docks and thistles, and how to monitor growth from March to the first hay cut.
From over-rich soil to badly timed mowing, these ten common wildflower meadow mistakes are easy to make — and just as easy to avoid with a little planning.
Autumn sowing gives wildflower seed the cold, damp conditions it needs to establish before spring. Here is how to prepare ground, sow and care for...
