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MeadowsMeadows are a great, low maintenance option for striking ecological planting.
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Woodland Wildlife Garden |
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Woodland Wildlife Garden: Garden is woodland themed but is predominantly a wildflower meadow. Structural plants like silver birch and ferns were planted and then the rest of the area was sown with a wildflower meadow seed mix. We chose 'Purple Haze' by Pictorial Meadows for its woodland-esc ambiance. The garden contains a native hedge along its border, with sloes hawthorns and bird cherries as well bug hotels.
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The Woodland Wildlife Garden was created by first marking out a path and beds and then by planting the structural plants such as; Betula utilis var. jacquemontii and the ferns. Afterwards, the rest of ground designated for planting was prepped for wildflower meadow seed sowing. The ground was dug over and a layer of seed compost layered on top as a mulch, which acted as a seed bed for the meadow mix 'Purple Haze' by Pictorial Meadows was selected as a wildflower meadow seed mix for its colour scheme as well as its tolerance for semi shade. Above the Woodland Wildlife Garden in Winter. Note the windy path and various flowering perennials preparing to flower in Spring.
Prior to being designed and planted, the Woodland Wildlife Garden was effectively a giant pile of garden waste. The waste was removed and what was left can be seen above; uneven ground saturated with with Petasites pyrenaicus (winter heliotrope.) The plants and tap roots needed to be removed by hand (no chemicals were used) and then areas designated for paths and beds, marked out and levelled.
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