Good work everyone! Glorious sun today so made a start on clearing my grass 'verge', between Yew hedge and stone wall in front garden. Since the pic - have removed all the grass and weeds and turned and raked soil (still needs more picking out of roots and bits!) I was planning to sew a wild flower/meadow mix but worried that grass and weeds may come back whilst the new flowers are establishing. Has anyone done similar?
I sowed a wild flower, new raised bed 3 years ago. The first year was great - the seeds did well and we had a mass of colour. Last year the weeds started - mainly bindweed and a few nettles.
When we made the raised bed we put a layer of mypex down across the base before covering it with a good 9 inches or so of soil, but these weeds managed to find a way in. This year we have dug the soil over, picked out all the weeds, and covered the soil with thick blue polythene for a couple of months so that the soil can warm up before sowing the seeds perhaps next week.
We start afresh with new seeds each year, although I do collect and dry many of the previous season's flowers/seed heads to sow the following year.
The amount of insect life, butterflies, bees, birds etc. that are attracted to this wild area makes all the effort worthwhile AuntyRach
Brilliant information and inspiration Guernsey - thank you for sharing.
I love both the look and the nature benefits of the wild flower meadow. This 'verge' is my view from the kitchen window so I would be bowled-over if it looks half a good as your pics.
i bought my mum two,lilacs. A miniature white type and a standard purple one. Spent some time in the greenhouse. Sowed tomato seeds, lambs lettuce and basil.
Gorgeous day here today, even better than yesterday ?. Finally got to do a bit as my wife got back from work early at 3:30pm.
In 2h managed to move the remainder of the heleniums into the 'new' border, planted out some ajuga burgundy glow, penstemon raven, divided and moved some asters, planted phlox, sanguisorba and moved some achillea.
Helenium border just has hostas and grasses to go in...although looks a bit bare...Need to think what to fill the gaps for spring next year before all the heleniums come up. Any suggestions?
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Dug up buttercups and did some "cloud" pruning.
Beautiful day up here
first some trellis from poundland, £1 a piece !!
Then made a new bed for the mini greenhouse
then with the help of a friend built new mini greenhouse and table (6hrs !!! And my backs in pieces lol)
Ended up putting it in a sunnier position
Very productive day
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Good work everyone! Glorious sun today so made a start on clearing my grass 'verge', between Yew hedge and stone wall in front garden. Since the pic - have removed all the grass and weeds and turned and raked soil (still needs more picking out of roots and bits!) I was planning to sew a wild flower/meadow mix but worried that grass and weeds may come back whilst the new flowers are establishing. Has anyone done similar?
I sowed a wild flower, new raised bed 3 years ago. The first year was great - the seeds did well and we had a mass of colour. Last year the weeds started - mainly bindweed and a few nettles.
When we made the raised bed we put a layer of mypex down across the base before covering it with a good 9 inches or so of soil, but these weeds managed to find a way in. This year we have dug the soil over, picked out all the weeds, and covered the soil with thick blue polythene for a couple of months so that the soil can warm up before sowing the seeds perhaps next week.
We start afresh with new seeds each year, although I do collect and dry many of the previous season's flowers/seed heads to sow the following year.
The amount of insect life, butterflies, bees, birds etc. that are attracted to this wild area makes all the effort worthwhile AuntyRach
Brilliant information and inspiration Guernsey - thank you for sharing.
I love both the look and the nature benefits of the wild flower meadow. This 'verge' is my view from the kitchen window so I would be bowled-over if it looks half a good as your pics.
Great thinking, using a raised bed, Guernsey Donkey.
I planted up a little bed with plants brought from my Bristol garden. Already thinking about digging them up and moving them about.
Did a recce of local nurseries looking for Irish yew specimens. My god they're expensive!
The wild flower meadow looks beautiful.
i bought my mum two,lilacs. A miniature white type and a standard purple one. Spent some time in the greenhouse. Sowed tomato seeds, lambs lettuce and basil.
Beautiful day.
Happy Mother's Day to all the mums today X
Gorgeous day here today, even better than yesterday ?. Finally got to do a bit as my wife got back from work early at 3:30pm.
In 2h managed to move the remainder of the heleniums into the 'new' border, planted out some ajuga burgundy glow, penstemon raven, divided and moved some asters, planted phlox, sanguisorba and moved some achillea.
Helenium border just has hostas and grasses to go in...although looks a bit bare...Need to think what to fill the gaps for spring next year before all the heleniums come up. Any suggestions?
GD Love the mix of wild flowers
Good work andy, another glorious day up here too