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the great composto

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wild flower garden
« 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.

YorkshireLass

  • Joined Mar 2010
  • Just when I thought I'd settled down...!
Re: wild flower garden
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2012, 10:25:12 pm »
 :thumbsup:
Lovely, what's in the mix?

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
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Re: wild flower garden
« Reply #2 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?
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bangbang

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Re: wild flower garden
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2012, 10:39:17 pm »
Very soothing..... :thumbsup: :knit:

the great composto

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Re: wild flower garden
« Reply #4 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.

HelenVF

  • Joined Apr 2012
Re: wild flower garden
« Reply #5 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

the great composto

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Re: wild flower garden
« Reply #6 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..

HelenVF

  • Joined Apr 2012
Re: wild flower garden
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2012, 09:44:30 am »
Thanks. We have to have bare soil then?  I really need to do some research.

Helen

Simon O

  • Joined Mar 2010
  • Bonkle
Re: wild flower garden
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2012, 09:48:39 am »
nice

deepinthewoods

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Re: wild flower garden
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2012, 10:01:59 am »
well done looks lovely.

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: wild flower garden
« Reply #10 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.

 

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