wild flowers
Are you going away for some time in the summer and still want your beds colourfull?
Do you want flowerbeds that look great, but don’t take a lot of maintenance? Would you like to fill some hard to plant open spaces in your garden?
No problem.
Wildflower seed packages of contain a wide variety of hardy seeds. They all have different heights, growth habits, flower colours and bloom periods. So, at any time during the season there will likely be blooms, along with several interesting plants in various stages of growth. Even left unattended for long periods of time, these plants will adjust naturally to their given conditions. There are packages of seeds for various conditions and garden uses. You can get an all-purpose mixture, which will work under the widest variety of conditions, and more specialized varieties that grow well in the shade or in dry areas. You can also choose between low and taller growing varieties. The varieties and uses are almost endless.
They are easy to grow and easy to maintain. What more could you ask?
Plant wildflower seeds in the spring, hopefully in early May. Dig the soil and simply scatter the seeds, then water, as soon as the soil warms up. Most seed mixtures contain annual and perennial seeds. The annuals will bloom the year the seeds are planted. Some will seed themselves and continue to come back for years, while others will not come back the next year. Perennials generally don’t bloom until the second year. Many will do just that, and return for many years. Some won’t survive the first winter and you will never know what the flowers would have looked like. After several years, your beds may seem to be mostly perennials, which have a shorter blooming period than annuals. You can scatter annual seeds in those areas for more blooms. Of course, annuals may predominate and give you a wonderful casualness to your garden.