You might think that growing wildflowers in your garden is impossible, but it can be done. If you want to make your garden a little more exotic, all you need to do is give them the tender loving care that they need to grow. Some species of wildflower need surprisingly little attention.
If you decide to grow wildflowers in your garden, you’ll want to make it easy. The fact that wildflowers don’t need too much attention means you’re free to watch them flower. If your garden looks like a meadow, wetland or woodland, you can plant your wildflowers straight away. There are two types of wildflower: wetland and woodland.
Before you plant the flowers, make sure everything else in your garden is fine. By getting things like patio furniture and pathways ready, you’re free to get on with the business of getting your plants ready. If your garden is wetland or woodland, then you don’t have to prepare the soil too much. However, with a meadow garden, you need to give it a little more attention.
The work that’s needed to be done is watering the plants well and removing other plants from the soil. By doing that, your wildflowers will grow as you like, making your garden look like the paradise you imagined it to be before you started planting.
One of the best things about wildflowers is that, once the seeds a planted, a different species will grow every year, which will make your garden stand out from the crowd. The best way to grow wildflowers in your garden is by using seeds bought from a specialist gardening store, and if you want to get a variety of flowers, then buy a mixed seed pack.
About the author:
Leon Allerton is a designer and gardening expert whose work includes garden furniture from Bridgman, in particular rattan garden furniture.
