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MeadowsMeadows are a great, low maintenance option for striking ecological planting.
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Woodland Wildlife Garden | Fowey, CornwallThis wildlife garden design in Fowey combines woodland planting, native species and pollinator-friendly flowers to create a beautiful, low-maintenance habitat garden. Inspired by natural woodland ecosystems, the planting scheme provides year-round interest while supporting birds, bees and other wildlife.
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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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Testimonial from Woodland Wildlife Garden Clients
"Zac has a wonderful combination of enthusiasm, plant knowledge, skill and care which he has used to great effect on our garden in Fowey. He has recently planned and planted a small area of woodland with native species, and is working to improve the planting elsewhere to encourage more wildlife into the garden. He works very hard and is as excited as we are by the improvements that he has made."
Liz and Malcolm Wall
Liz and Malcolm Wall
