The making of a Wildflower Meadow (Younger Son's special project).
The end piece of ground far left was covered with a tarp for 18 months to kill the grass and weeds, and then tilled and winter rye was planted.
A second area in the foreground is covered to kill the grass, this will be the home of the next batch of wildflowers.... we hope!
When the rye germinated and started to grow it was cut down before it could form seeds. This would discourage more grass and weeds to take root.
Then a pack of assorted wildflower seeds were scattered and fingers crossed, hope for the best.
The wildflower seeds were supposed to include evening primrose which is yellow, but mainly red field poppy and blue cornflowers appeared.
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| Photo by Sarah. |
...a lovely image with the barn in the background.
ReplyDeleteI love red poppies!
ReplyDeleteI don't know your younger son, but anyone who creates a wildflower meadow is a hero in my book.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the evening primrose blooms at a different time?
ReplyDeleteIt's looking beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love that, how beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt worked. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteGlorious! Love it! Well done!
ReplyDeleteInteresting project.
ReplyDeleteWonderful flowers. Great for the insects :-D
ReplyDeleteIt is a project that I need to undertake, as well. I would love to convert much of my five acres into a native meadow. It's a bit of work and I am not sure I want to invest the time into it.
ReplyDeleteA lot of planning, enthusiasm, hard work, patience and time needed for this project. But very rewarding when the flowers bloom.
DeleteI really love this magic of seeds! Site preparation, sowing, and maintenance…, good job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project. The flowers are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLove the patience and care that goes into this wildflower meadow project. Killing off the grass with tarps, planting rye, cutting it down—sounds like a slow but smart way to let the flowers take over for good. Red poppies and blue cornflowers are such a classic combo, too. Fingers crossed the next batch turns out just as beautifully. https://www.melodyjacob.com/2025/07/the-cheese-cure-my-review-finding-more.html
ReplyDeleteYounger son should be proud of what he did there. Patience and research were required to coax that loveliness from the earth.
ReplyDeleteI love this and all the prep that has gone into a wildflower garden.
ReplyDeleteLove them all and the great photos.
Sue
Wow.. what a great job. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThere's always so much to do in a garden.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
To have your own wildflower meadow is everyone's dream.
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