Wildflower planting
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What a wildflower meadow looks like
It can take several years to transform short cut grass into a wildflower meadow, so keep watching the area as it changes over time and check back here where we will post photos, and the results of wildlife surveys.
Grass has been cleared then scarified and ready for sowing meadow seed and/or plug planting.
Seeds start to germinate and young plants start growing in autumn through to spring.
Example meadow in it’s first summer, with some flowering from annuals like poppies.
Example meadow in it’s second year. Flowering tends to peak around June and July. Later summer flowers come while earlier flowers have turned to seedheads and grasses turn golden brown.
Immediately after cutting and removal of arisings, the meadow can look bare. It usually greens up quickly.