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Three cornered leek
LavenderLouise
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I have an area of three cornered leek under an apple tree, and I love it as it's edible, so I am not looking to get rid of it. But I would like the area to look a bit more interesting once it has gone over, a bit of a wild flower meadow look with bee-friendly plants would be good. But there isn't much bare ground at the moment - will it work if I just scatter some wildflower seed mix and try to ensure that they get to the ground between the three cornered leek?
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What about some hardy geraniums
You could use varieties that die down over the winter like G. phaeum so the alliums are visible, and I find G. phaeums self-seed happily so you'll only need a few and they'll spread around your tree, but they're not difficult to control.
This one's pretty
https://www.claireaustin-hardyplants.co.uk/products/geranium-phaeum-lily-lovell
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have a bed of these over snowdrops. I started with one dark one and a white one and now have a whole spectrum of blues and mauves. They also mingle realy well with red campion and look lovely in the early part of the summer, though you would probably get a second show if you cut them back. I don't but there's still a few flowers to be found all through the summer.
I like that Buttercupdays
In the sticks near Peterborough
Geranium phaeum in various shades from white to almost black, self sown, red campion, blue Centaurea montana at the front, and a buttercup or two
Thank you