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Meadow for Birds
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
One of my new obsessions is sowing and growing and then leaving the plants garden birds love, to run to seed for them to feast on
A mix of 18 different species including Perennial Flax, Wallflower, Lunaria, Soapwort, Alpine Forget-Me-Not and Silene.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Hardy Annual, Hardy Biennial, Hardy Perennial
- Position
- Ground Cover (Scattered)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- Early sowings will flower from June onwards, autumn sowings will flower from the following April.
- Height
- 75cm (30in)
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 6g seed, plus buckwheat husks, to cover 3m x 1m or equivalent area.
Care Tips
Keep an eye out for weeds but otherwise just leave the meadow to get on with it - no thinning, no staking. An annual cut is recommended in late winter/early spring to let light in and encourage self-sowing.
Flowering Time
Early sowings will flower from June onwards, autumn sowings will flower from the following April.
