Native grasses & wildflower meadow

02-03-2011 05:59PM #1

Hi folks,
Thinking of putting down a wildflower meadow of sorts out the back of the house on maybe 1/2 acre, so looking for some native grasses & wildflowers to seed. The ground is bare at the moment. The soil is ok, neutral, clay, but not too heavy.

Pretty sure I won't get this type of seed down the local co-op, is there a supplier anyone could reccomend that does a product like this?

Have looked at seedsavers & future forests but nothing suitable there...

Any tips welcome!

Gran Hermano · 02-03-2011 06:02PM

http://www.wildflowers.ie/ are the chaps I normally see recommended for this type of meadow.

Antiquo · 03-03-2011 12:17AM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

http://www.wildflowers.ie/ are the chaps I normally see recommended for this type of meadow.

+1 this supplier you will get your flowers and grass mix here but they can be a bit slow at getting back to you have patience.

magicbastarder · 03-03-2011 12:19AM

don't forget that a lot of native wildflowers will not thrive if the soil is too fertile; they'll be outcompeted. one tip i've heard is to sow grass seed and mow the lawn for a season, removing the clippings each time, which will reduce the fertility of the soil.

03-03-2011 01:20PM

Great - thanks very much for the info. I'll give that crew a shout.

Native grasses & wildflower meadow

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