b'wild flower meadowsRarely does a month go by without usreceiving a request to advise on thecreation of a wild flower meadow. Somuch so that we now have an entireonline portfolio devoted to our meadowcreations.In fact such is my passion for wild flowermeadows, that my poor wife Claire wasset for a bit of a shock. I have to admitthat not much conversation is sharedbetween myself and Claire when it comesto what happens in our own garden, so Ithought she would not miss the lawnwhen we dug up the green oval, whichwas frankly a wildlife desert and a bore tomow.So the green lawn was replaced with50mm depth of black organic green but you can cheat!waste. The problem is that after sowing ameadow, theres very little to see for Seed germination requires patienceseveral months so my words of and can be unpredictable, so we werereassurance were met with raised delighted to be able to use this Wildeyebrows. Flower Turf, which had originallybeen tried and tested at the 2012However by June, all had been forgiven London Olympics. Flowers started toand blue Flax, Achilleas and Cosmos were emerge only a few days after beingstill flowering into November, when a laid.mass of Spring bulbs were added toextend the meadows season of interest for The result was seriously impressive,2021. with wave after wave of stunningflowers, changing on a weekly basis,attracting a huge range of butterfliesBottom left: Newly seeded meadow Millie- and bees, beautifully captured by ourproofed. professional garden photographerMark Lord.Bottom right: Little to see but my wifes raisedeyebrows. Middle left: Before.Top: All was eventually forgiven. Rest of images: Two months later.gardendesignco.co.uk/portfolio/wild-flower-meadows'