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 bloom, with some flowering from annuals. Flowering tends to peak around June and July.
Example meadow in late summer where earlier flowers have turned to seedheads and grasses turn golden brown.
Early October into November, meadows are cut. The arisings are left for a little while to allow any remaining seeds to fall to the ground. They are then collected to avoid nutrients going back into the soil.
Immediately after cutting and removal of arisings, the meadow can look bare. It usually greens up quickly.