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Title: wild flower garden
Post by: the great composto on August 21, 2012, 10:01:20 pm

What do you think of my wild flower garden picture?.  Its in a small space on the allotment this year but i intend to expand it for next year.
It turned out exactly as I wanted and seems to change nearly every week as the differnt plants flower and fade.

Title: Re: wild flower garden
Post by: YorkshireLass on August 21, 2012, 10:25:12 pm

 :thumbsup:
Lovely, what's in the mix?

Title: Re: wild flower garden
Post by: Fleecewife on August 21, 2012, 10:30:47 pm

That is beautiful Mr Composto  :sunshine: :garden:   The man has done well  :trophy:
 
What are the pink flowers?

Title: Re: wild flower garden
Post by: bangbang on August 21, 2012, 10:39:17 pm

Very soothing..... :thumbsup: :knit:

Title: Re: wild flower garden
Post by: the great composto on August 22, 2012, 08:21:02 am

Glad you like it - I bought a mix of seeds called butterflys & bees from ebay (justseeds) as an experiment.  All the flowers are listed on ebay with a link to each one.  It was planted a bit late because of the weather but has come up well I think. (apart from the big weed right in the midle of it all).
I love the way it is changing as each one flowers.
So far it has been in flower for about 4 weeks.

Title: Re: wild flower garden
Post by: HelenVF on August 22, 2012, 08:53:36 am

Wow, that's really nice. How did you do it? I wanted to do one this year but was a bit late and too busy but want to have a go next year.

Helen

Title: Re: wild flower garden
Post by: the great composto on August 22, 2012, 09:04:15 am

Hi Helen it was simple to do - the instructions were NOT to dig the soil because it brings weed seeds up but just to hoe it, then wait for the next load of weeds to arrive then hoe again - I did mine 3 times.
Then the seed was broadcast by hand just so there was no formality to it.     I thought i had messed the seed bit up but it looks ok to me.
If i can collect some seeds and add new for next year & see what happens - just try to get it done earlier..

Title: Re: wild flower garden
Post by: HelenVF on August 22, 2012, 09:44:30 am

Thanks. We have to have bare soil then?  I really need to do some research.

Helen

Title: Re: wild flower garden
Post by: Simon O on August 22, 2012, 09:48:39 am

nice

Title: Re: wild flower garden
Post by: deepinthewoods on August 22, 2012, 10:01:59 am

well done looks lovely.

Title: Re: wild flower garden
Post by: Lesley Silvester on August 23, 2012, 10:54:24 pm

Love it.  My local council has areas of wild flowers all round the town and I love to see them.