How to Create a Wildflower Garden
How to Create a Wildflower Garden
Wildflower gardens pack a punch, making a bold and impressive statement appearing effortlessly crafted with the assumption that little consideration and pre-planning has been undertaken – on the contrary. Swathes of divine foliage are topped with brightly coloured blooms where fresh bouquets can be produced by the bucket load.
Planting Combinations:
It is crucial to clear your chosen site thoroughly and rake over to ensure your soil is fine and without large clumps. Choose an appropriate site that is sunny and open.
Planting a Wildflower Garden:
- You do not need a large expanse of land to create the perfect wildflower garden. You may even only desire to transform one small patch of flower bed to create your desired look.
- Plant your chosen varieties evenly across the soil in small or large batches, depending on the size of your allocated site. When we conjure an image of a wildflower garden we picture large blousy blooms that perch upon long, slender stems in divine, colourful clusters.
- Place flowers such as Meconopsis and Scabious in close batches to create swathes of colour and foliage. Grasses such as Pennisetum are a particularly attractive feature amongst colourful blooms to provide feathery texture and movement.
- Thalictrum and umbels such as Daucus, Anethum and Ammi are perfect for producing mounds of plumy foliage, nectar rich for local insects.