Wildflower Gutter Garden

How to start a wildflower garden.

Wildflower gutter garden.

Most of us who garden have at one time or another dreamed of the charm and whimsy of a wildflower garden. I am inspired by god s creation. While wildflower seed mixes are cheap and easy to find your best success will come if you purchase either individual plant seed or better still plants. After all that s how nature plants them.

If you prefer to go with a packaged seed mix it will tell you how large an area it covers. If you choose to plant in late fall make certain the temperatures are low enough to. I use that as motivation to make functional pottery as well as art for the garen such as fairy houses. Purchase plants or individual plant seeds.

For a true wildflower garden take pains to grow only the native species of these plants not the cultivars. Our wildflower garden is in a raised bed but you can also plant directly in the ground. Gutters are an affordable alternative. Prepare your space.

The cultivars although based on the native species have been selectively bred to encourage certain characteristics that are different from the native species taller shorter or with different flower colors. The price of installing a gutter garden at home is less than building a raised garden bed or using multiple planters. You can plant a wildflower garden in early spring after frost or in late fall. Prepare the area by tilling up any grass or weeds.

To plant your own wildflower garden select ground on your property that gets the most sunlight. And yes it does take some work. Designed to provide nonstop season long color annuals like plains coreopsis and sulphur cosmos burst into bloom their very first summer while perennial varieties like purple prairie clover and black eyed susan. The midwest wildflower seed mix is comprised of 28 different wildflower species all perfect for planting in the heartland of the usa.

The flowers bloom all summer season then the seeds dropped in later fall overwinter and then begin to grow with spring heat and water. I am amazed at all the complexities of flowers and foliage. A wildflower garden is an excellent addition to any property. The raised bed was built upon a 2 inch 5 cm thick bed of 1 inch 3 cm landscaping rock for drainage and this is not necessary for wildflower gardens not planted in raised beds.

Not only do these flowers look beautiful but they are relatively low maintenance and require less care than the average lawn. Planting a wildflower garden. The wildflower garden is a place were i create handmade pottery for the home and garden.