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Germination of some wildflowers

I have sown some corncockle seeds several times in different locations this spring and they have failed to germinate! The catalogue labelled them as 'easy'... what am I doing wrong? The same also for meadow cranesbill. Any advice gratefully by Outdoor girl

15/04/2013 21:15:55

by hollie hock

Talkback: Planting bulbs in lawns

. Ours couldn't be called lawns, actually, because it consists of spring and summer wildflower meadows. Much more interesting to see cowslips, mini daffs and grape hyacinths in the spring meadow than just plain grass. And snowdrops,crocuses, trilliums by Lu

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28/11/2011 18:44:22

by Gina J'

Talkback: Stinging nettles

wouldn't use it in a wildflower meadow except painted on to individual plants if I really had to. I would never us a Monsanto prodcut on prinicpal. Nettles are an indication that your soil is probably too fertile for a good wildflower meadow and, as a by Debs

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06/06/2012 09:19:59

by Laura Corin

Talkback: Southern oak bush-cricket

at Christmas. All gone now, however, and I never did find out what they were. http://www.mandysutter.com/blog/ Great piece Richard, This year my wild-flower meadow/lawn has been rich with all sorts of bugs including grasshoppers and crickets. Although by judyjenn

28/11/2011 18:44:09

by terrycc

Talkback: Lawns and wildlife

.Most weed's get the chop once a week if dry enough thank to Mrs Oldchoppy.Oldchippy I have close cropped lawn to approx 50%, long grass to 10%, wildflower meadow to aaprox 20% and nectar rich borders to 20%. In the longer grass I have Bladder Campion by ChristyRose

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29/07/2012 23:32:35

by higgy50

Talkback: Do we really want wildlife in our gardens?

in the approach to gardening and perhaps life too (!) is empathy. Order and formality can be sophisticated and impressive and these can be achieved beautifully but a wildflower meadow (for example)buzzing with life, colour, texture and movement - this just is by Wild Soundscape

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05/02/2012 17:29:12

by Pipstrelle

Talkback: Bank holiday gardening jobs

.happymarion...if you wish you could relpy...im thinking your a good gardener as you seem to know a lots of plant things...and i bet your garden is lovely.x Sarah's pondlife. if you are aiming for a wildflower meadow turf is not the answer. A mixture by lazygardner

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28/11/2011 18:43:29

by chippy

Talkback: Biodiversity at the Malvern Show

so easily if there is different immunity to it in the plant population. Carpet bedding has little biodiversity while a wildflower meadow has a lot. Hope that helps. I am sure you are not at all lazy if you ask questions like that. Having had some by Wildman of Pershore

28/11/2011 18:43:36

by happymarion

Overgrown Garden

and autumn discovering what plants you have in the borders. That'll give you time to decide what you want to do with the lawn, there are some excellent wildflower turf meadows you can buy and they look very impressive (even just for a small part of the garden by sandra99

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06/08/2012 11:34:06

by Matt Lee

Bees, Butterflies and Blooms

into thinking about planting up a meadow garden. As no one has answered yet, may have to pop along to garden centre and ask advice from there. (sorry, registering meant my reply was lost!) I also loved this programme but was disappointed that even the RHS' own by Botticelliwoman

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18/03/2012 19:38:18

by gavtheblade

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