Wow that would bring a tear to my eye seeing how well it grew after 2 week holiday. This is beautiful
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Haha it did 😁❤️ I dashed immediately in the garden when we came back, half dreading everything would have fried, but the weather behaved for once 😊
@zabrizzL
2 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I thought as well (: I felt excited for Johanna as though it were my own garden!
@5DNRG
2 жыл бұрын
A gift from God!! Love this so much...🌻💚
@sallybennett7869
2 жыл бұрын
I love how wild flower and grass mixes change every year, last year we had mainly shorter stemmed flowers like Poppies of all colours, this year we have a sea of sky blue Chicory over 6'0'' tall! Can't wait to see what comes next spring.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Ours changed so much from last year too 😍 I hope the poppies come through next year, that would be so beautiful!! Wow the drift of blue must be so calming 💙💙💙
@mistiecantey1
6 ай бұрын
Do you reseed every year?
@dhammaboy1203
2 жыл бұрын
I love this! Having just owned my first lawn in the last 2 years I willl say they’re the most stupid ideas to persist in modern times (the idea came from French aristocrats who used lawns to demonstrate their extreme wealth by showing how they could waste resources on something frivolous) . Lawns require a heap of maintenance, water & cost - esp if you want them to look good. It’s a waste of your time! My native gardens require about 50 times less time & cost to maintain than my lawn! Yes folks - go wildflowers, ground covers, pavers, driftwood, nice rock work! 👌🏻Look how nice these wildflowers are! You will also have a mcih more unique and original lawn than everyone else. My next house will have no lawn!
@gasken2182
2 жыл бұрын
By this thinking you might as well let your entire garden return to nature. Meadow Lawns are just a fashion right now.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve recently read about kurapia as an alternative to grass, I’d love to try it instead of a lawn!!! It apparently requires less water than a traditional lawn, attracts pollinators and is children and pet friendly 😍🐝💚🦋 Love that your encouraging wildlife in your space ❤️
@SRM_NZ
2 жыл бұрын
what a pile of rubbish....you obviously have no knowledge how to manage a lawn properly......By knowing your soil type, climate, aspect and light, and prepare the soil correctly for a lawn and planting the correct grass, not only will you get 12 months of enjoyment from a lawn as opposed to mud in the dormant season, 3-4 months waiting for 2 to 3 weeks of blooms only to have the seeds blow into all other parts of the garden.......many 'meadow plants' are listed as invasive or noxious weeds......yes a meadow garden can look 'pretty' for a month, but don't criminalize a lawn just because you have no idea how to build one or manage one.......done correctly a lawn is less work and requires less water, fertilizers and chemicals that the average garden.
@dhammaboy1203
2 жыл бұрын
@B W exactly! 👍🏻👌🏻 Life’s too short for grass!
@chrissymacneil3811
2 жыл бұрын
My neighbours would complain as it’s not decking and trampolines 🤬
@rachelbrough8160
2 жыл бұрын
ahhhh beautiful! It just goes to show that this is so easy to achieve. I love a natural cottage like garden with wildflowers. You have such a pretty little garden. x
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Rachel ❤️
@FairyFrequency
2 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Missouri. Absolutely gorgeous transformation! Love incorporating wild flowers into our backyard oasis too ♡🌻
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ❤️🥰 Oh that’s lovely to hear 🐝
@mikeofborg2
2 жыл бұрын
That turned out really great. I’m going to try this. The tarp was a great idea
@user-ut4zw6so6o
11 ай бұрын
Very nice, and inspiring. Have had a couple of packets of wild flower mixes for a while and just haven’t decided where to put them. However, last spring I literally just sprinkled the contents of a packet of what was supposed to be Roman chamomile outside my kitchen window and by July half the yard was covered in beautiful flowers. Lowest maintenance ever and the bees loved it. Was pretty tall for Roman chamomile though, so think it was actually another variety.
@c3vids_shorts
Жыл бұрын
That's a very nice meadow garden Love the colours
@texasred2702
2 жыл бұрын
I recommend the Sun Joe electric tiller to break up clay or caliche, followed by a few bags if cotton burr compost to aerate the soil.
@didostempest2966
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for the advice. :) gonna try this, hopefully it’s not too late to grow some seedlings in the east coast.
@patrickwhelan8118
10 ай бұрын
I plan to copy this in New Zealand. Thank you
@cheflorenzo4491
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely breathtaking Johanna!
@amoment7
Жыл бұрын
So beautiful, I wish to see this every day❤
@MikeAG333
2 жыл бұрын
It is really important to say that wildflower meadows thrive in poorer soil. A rich soil will enable nettles, dock, thistles, and particularly grasses to out-compete the wildflowers....and clay is a rich soil. I certainly wouldn't have added compost. If you have a rich fertile soil you could benefit from adding a lot of sharp sand. Also, your regime at the end of the growing season is important too.......cutting the hay and leaving it in place to drop its seeds in July/ August, then keeping the growth down to ankle height for the rest of the year. A big tip is to plant a lot of yellow rattle. It is an innocuous almost unseen little plant, but it is semi-parasitic on grass, thus keeping grass down to a manageable level. Grass is one of your biggest enemies with a lawn like this. Also, clovers can be brilliant in a meadow like this, again, suppressing grass, but also flowering beautifully if left to grow undisturbed by a lawnmower. One of the most fun aspects of a wildflower meadow is to see the changes from year to year, depending on conditions. No two years are the same. I didn't plant any red campion in mine, but it has arrived this year. So has a tiny orchid, which we're watching closely and will try to identify when it gets a bit bigger.
@growyourgood8459
2 жыл бұрын
nice advice, cut late season and keep cut short. I tried this a few years ago..weeds and grass consumed the wildflowers seeds ....at least the ones that were left after scores of birds feasted on them. Place straw over to hide the seeds I think. Glad this one worked so well. Really nice. Oh and I let this plant with Lovely tiny pink orchids grow in the fall...it turned into something with velcro seeds IMPOSSIBLE to remove from clothes they are in such abundance, stick after just a touch...had to use a KNIFE to run over jeans and get them off, not just a few but MATs of triangular seeds....sets of three "lanceolate" leaves...if that's what you got, Kill it before it ruins your life .
@johnnyhartshorn
2 жыл бұрын
clay soils _can_ be rich in nutrients, but even if so, they're locked up, right? The goal of adding compost is getting organic matter into the soil more than nutrients (hence compost vs. fertilizer/manure) to improve drainage/aeration; another approach (or complementary) would be adding gypsum to flocculate the clay soil...yet another approach (slower) would be sheet mulching and/or penetrating crops (daikon) and letting the worms do the digging...but that requires a lot of patience...
@MikeAG333
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnnyhartshorn Compost is hugely rich in nutrients. If you want to just improve drainage, then add sand and small stones.
@neonice
2 жыл бұрын
I just commented a similar thing so I completely agree. It's usually best to mix in some sand so that they won't be outcompeted since they can adapt to less nutrients whereas most weeds can't. =)
@MikeAG333
2 жыл бұрын
@@neonice It isn't the weeds which are your problem. In some senses, it's the weeds you are trying to encourage!! No, your big problem in wildflower lawns are grasses, which can smother everything, and the big perennials such as nettles, docks and thistles.
@GEEZBEEZ
2 жыл бұрын
Nice. The pollinators love it. Thanks for sharing.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🥰🐝🦋💚!!
@andrewstevenson6540
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@Joa904
3 ай бұрын
lush! 👍
@JasonDunlop247
6 ай бұрын
Fantastic job, thanku for uploading ☘️
@Fr4nkSanchez
2 ай бұрын
I planted a wildflower meadow, its amazing see the transformation. How do you maintain it? Does it self seed the area?
@πλούσιομετάλλιο
2 жыл бұрын
Gigantic and the surrounding
@wiesbadengera1
Жыл бұрын
Pretty
@laursd4866
Жыл бұрын
Love!
@bobbiostudio
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🥰
@alexandral6997
2 жыл бұрын
Love this
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🥰
@alexandrejuby7963
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy youre video
@petershock3606
7 ай бұрын
Its 27th Feb and ive just received some seeds to plant, Ive got clay soil which as been turfed over, my plan is to dig out the clay and put in some top soil and sharp sand, any advice would be welcome
@Two_Buck
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
❤️
@colb1416
2 жыл бұрын
Lovely. Well done.👍
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤️🥰
@MJorgy5
2 жыл бұрын
This is gorgeous
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 🥰
@lemonlimepunch1
2 жыл бұрын
So amazing! Thank you for sharing!
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Annabelle 🥰
@eyeonart6865
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤️🥰
@ce9825
2 жыл бұрын
Great little video! Just ordered my seeds & super excited to give it a go thank you for posting 🌼✨
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Oh that’s brilliant 🤩!! Hope you enjoy it as much as pollinators will 🥰❤️
@SomewhereInIndiana1816
2 жыл бұрын
so cool!! and really beautiful! 😊😊
@Climbon4fun
2 жыл бұрын
Come to my state! Love to have you here
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
😁❤️❤️❤️
@cass77788
2 жыл бұрын
you can also do this in a kiddie swimming pool so no digging up grass or weeds!
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Any container with drainage would work, just scale down the amount of seeds based on the surface area💚😘
@sunkat76
2 жыл бұрын
Just stunning. I planted a lawn in Lockdown but i wish we had done this now! Do you cut it back in April for new growth? Or do you just dead head throughout the year?
@MikeAG333
2 жыл бұрын
April! No, they should be cut in July/ August only.
@sunkat76
2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeAG333 thank you
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Kate, sorry for the slow reply!! I cut it back in September at the end of the season when things had started flopping over (July/August was still peak flowering for me) and then kept the grass short in Winter. I had a lot of seedlings picking up in April with the warm weather so didn’t cut again then 😊. Here’s the video on meadow care if that helps: kzitem.info/news/bejne/lmaG16OLrpiYmXo 😘😘
@sunkat76
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobbiostudio Hello! :-) thank you so much this is very helpful. x
@모-q4z
2 жыл бұрын
How are you going to keep the weeds out?
@SheardTV1
9 ай бұрын
Do they grow back the same each year? Thanks.
@lurklingX
2 жыл бұрын
in my area it would be a tick heaven too. (i'd have to plant a little distance away from walkways). but it came out really beautiful! i brought red echinacea into my yard the other day, not even planted yet and the butterflies are on it from out of nowhere. i can only imagine the kind of action you are seeing over there with a whole meadow of wildflowers!
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Oh I love echinaceas 😍 I had some last year but they didn’t over winter!! Yes we had sooo many happy pollinators!!
@lurklingX
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobbiostudio luckily they produce gads of seeds though! You can replant in spring.
@clairebunt5887
2 жыл бұрын
I live in the UK my garden has loads of wildflowers growing I never cut my grass everybody' thinks it looks scruffy but I don't care I'm leaving it 😏❤❤
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Claire 😊 That’s so lovely to hear and truly beneficial to wildlife!! We also try to keep the grass long in the Summer and get a lot of quizzical glances from passers-by 😅 but I think awareness is building so hopefully we will see many embrace ‘no mow May!’ 🙌
@SimoneChiaretta
2 жыл бұрын
What do you do in autumn? You cut them all down? They regrow the next year ?
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Simone! Yes I cut it down before Winter 😊 Video here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/lmaG16OLrpiYmXo Annuals might self seed but you always harvest seeds (the video shows the process) and resow the following year 🥰 Or also plant a mix of perennial wildflowers that should come back every year 😊
@SimoneChiaretta
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobbiostudio thank you! I’m trying to do the same in my garden
@citizenmattify
2 жыл бұрын
What does it look like in the winter season? Do you have to mow it down or leave it to its own devices?
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
At the beginning of this video, you can see what it looked like after Winter: kzitem.info/news/bejne/kaui0I18hIZ3kpg 😊 Here’s the Winter prep video where I mow and harvest seeds: kzitem.info/news/bejne/lmaG16OLrpiYmXo Hope that helps 😘😘
@citizenmattify
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobbiostudio perfect, thank you so much. I did a shade loving perennial wildflower mix on a border last year as the grass was awful. It didn’t look too great last summer and over winter, but this year it’s flowered with red campion and garlic onion. I was thinking of doing something with the front garden as it’s just a patch of grass, so thanks for the inspiration ❤️
@ritasmith9553
2 жыл бұрын
What are the blue ones at 3:05, 3:10, 3:11? I have been trying to identify these for YEARS. They grow wild in some areas near me, and I want them around me. reply?
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Rita, they are cornflowers 🥰 Specifically this is the variety ‘Jubilee Gem’ 😘😘
@ritasmith9553
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobbiostudio Thank you SO MUCH!!!
@candy6744
Жыл бұрын
can you tell the names of the flowers?
@ryanbutler2729
2 жыл бұрын
It is pretty but it's far from a Meadow?
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
A mini patch where I sowed ‘wild’ flowers ☺️? This year it’s a little more natural looking, I’ll film an update soon 😊
@bobmarley6161
3 жыл бұрын
Add some calendula please next time....and foxgloves
@bobbiostudio
3 жыл бұрын
I did sow some calendulas but they didn’t come up.. maybe next year 🤞 and I had foxgloves (love those!!) but in the borders as they grow really tall!! I think I showed them in the ‘June Garden Tour’ video 😊
@rhyothemisprinceps1617
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobbiostudio They need to be cold stratified; will probably come up next year. I had some sprout in the refrigerator using the paper towel in bag method. Many perennial herbs need cold exposure to germinate.
@KylieJonkman
Жыл бұрын
This should be made compulsory to have all gardens wild flowers like this and that horrible Astro turf banned!
@bobmariano3731
2 жыл бұрын
👍😘🌹🌼🌻
@lifecountry6879
2 ай бұрын
Like ❤❤❤
@limitlessends
2 жыл бұрын
Loved to see that you chose UK natives. It's so important to plant natives to your area. Thank you for doing that!
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
💛🦋🐝
@pleatedskirt18
Жыл бұрын
This is far simpler than many assume, and it looks so much better than either a lawn or that bloody astroturf stuff that is devoid of nature. Thank you for sharing, and I hope you continue to enjoy it for many years to come.
@eminemilly
Жыл бұрын
What's the maintenence like?
@michaeljames5936
Жыл бұрын
I agree that everyone should plant more areas like this, the main drawback for many is that, while you have two to three months of glory, you have to 'endure' months before and months after where it looks like your garden is just full of weeds. Personally I find waiting for the bloomin' daffodil leaves to die off, much more off-putting.
@Gos1234567
Жыл бұрын
@@michaeljames5936 Yea ive just left the grass grow in my lawn this year,will cut in October and sow a few seeds in between the grass next year.If i dug out all the grass it would look pretty bad for 80% of the year as you say.Anyway doesnt a real meadow still have mostly grass in it?
@michaeljames5936
Жыл бұрын
@@Gos1234567 Yeah, I think so. Looking at seed mixes, 'Flower Meadow Mixture' is about 75% grasses. Probably the type of grasses are important too, but I know nothing about them. Any native species would probably be good.
@marysmith927
2 жыл бұрын
This is the best wildflower meadow I’ve seen! Absolutely stunning :)
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Mary 🙌🥰
@jocmtl
2 жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful! As I child I used to sit in a meadow on some vacant land next to my house and I would marvel at the beauty of all the flowers, I couldn’t believe how many there were and that they were just there, like little treasures. Enjoy your treasures!
@DebNYCurl
6 ай бұрын
Finally a video where they show seeds from start to finish with dates! Thank you!!! I'm going to try this!
@jsmythib
Жыл бұрын
The micro meadow attracts bees and 241,000 humans. Impressive, and beautiful :) I am getting ready to plant a mixed fragrant variety, so thankyou for fueling my visions!
@oliverhawkins4439
2 жыл бұрын
Lovely end result, and I love to see people proposing wilding up a garden! However, I fear for the longevity. Tip for people looking to emulate this, wildflower meadows prefer poor nutrient soil - clay is nutritionally dense so does not need compost added to it. Sharp sand for drainage makes sense, maybe fine top soil to help seeds germinate etc, but not more organic matter.
@tardis358
2 жыл бұрын
Do NOT add sand to clay soil! It creates a cement-like mixture.
@floduffett1640
2 жыл бұрын
@@tardis358 sand helps with drainage. Clay waterlogs
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Oliver 👋 sorry for the slow reply! Thanks for your kind words and advice! I hope things will be nice this year too, I had also sowed a perennial mix that is kicking in this year so we’ll see 🤞 I also sowed more annuals this Spring, video here if you’re interested kzitem.info/news/bejne/kaui0I18hIZ3kpg. The clay tends to dry really hard and crummy so my hope was to give the seeds the best chance at germinating. I didn’t add more organic matter on year 2 (this year) 😊 xx
@SkyeAten
2 жыл бұрын
Fear for the longevity ? How so? Indigenous wild flowers take care if themselves and keep blooming beautifully every year.
@tardis358
2 жыл бұрын
@@floduffett1640 In isolation, yes. However the two combined will make a cement-like substance unless sand is added in very large quantities (as high as 1:1). Organic matter is a far better amendment for clay soils. I live in an area with clay soil and adding a sand thinking it will help with drainage is a very common mistake people make.
@JeffreyPillow
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing transformation. I'm planning to do this soon in an area of my yard where HOA can't see :) I got really into birding during the pandemic. From there, my interest grew in native insect pollinators and finding ways to create plant/flower corridors throughout my yard for them to buzz about.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeffrey 🥰 I hope your meadow is coming along well if you have already started? It is fascinating when you stop and watch to see all the biodiversity in our gardens! Hope you will enjoy your wildlife heaven 🙌😘
@wolfgrey8483
Жыл бұрын
Zinnias are a great nectar flower where they can see, especially dwarf varieties/mixes.
@beetooex
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of those species are corn field annuals (sometimes called arable weeds) rather than meadow plants. They rely on the soil being ploughed/tilled once a year to be self sustaining. The soil also needs to be very low in nutrient for them not to be out competed by more vigorous plants without constant weeding. The marketing of 'wildflower meadow' seed mixes is always very misleading. A meadow is mostly grass and either grazed or mowed and if done right allows wild flowers to flourish within it.
@L.J.01
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! Can you suggest what varieties to plant for low nutrient soil that don't require tilling each year? I wonder if she's going to till her entire yard each year. I'd be curious to see what her yard looks like now that it's been almost a year.🤷♀️
@CiaofCleburne
Жыл бұрын
I was fortunate in that my meadow was already in place. My land has a strip out front under the power lines and all I had to do was convince my county and power company that I would keep it free of trees. This allowed the wildflowers and grasses to flourish. Now I enjoy native plants and hundreds, if not thousands, of pollinators. I erected a 10x10 (I’m in USA) area designated as a Monarch Waystation with native plants and a few lavenders. It has since been expanded and requires almost no maintenance. Native is always best!!
@irmabronder
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I love flowers. Looks great your meadow! I wish more people look after bees by growing flower meadows. Bees are our life. ❤
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Irma 🙏❤️ So true! 🐝
@LordJesusIlove
Жыл бұрын
The Lord God is a beautiful Creator.
@mamacita278
2 жыл бұрын
You’ve inspired me to make my own! Thank you for keeping a record of the process I didn’t know it could be so easy(I say that now) yours turned out stunning I hope mine can be as great as yours
@winskypinsky
2 жыл бұрын
What an inspiration! This is my year too for my wildflower meadow patch. I am planting it beside my garden and have chosen a Bee Mix and Butterfly mix. So excited for gardening! 💐 Thank you.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bronwyn 🥰❤️ So glad to hear you’re growing a meadow too!! Hope you have lots of happy pollinators 😘😘
@rsoubiea
2 жыл бұрын
I bet the bees and humming birds love this.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
❤️
@BillSikes.
2 жыл бұрын
I brought a packet of wildflower seeds from b&q there's only 3 grams of seed in the box, nevertheless I planted them yesterday, I really do hope its not too late to see them pop up and flower Thanks for the tutorial, your meadow looks absolutely beautiful
@jan9562
2 жыл бұрын
Plastic on soil sort of suffocates it/ the living organisms in it. Use cardboard [if you feel the need]. Ps a wild meadow has 'weeds' too.
@frenchlatinoboyfrenchlatin7225
2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations ! When you love plants and gardening, those little simple things can make you happy.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much ❤️ So true!!
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much ❤️ So true!!
@Velvet_Drop
2 жыл бұрын
Poor soil is the best for a self sustaining flowering meadow in November sow Rhinanthus minor to parasitise the grass so other plants are not competed by strong growing grass, grass is a important part of the meadow tho.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Yes grass is important! It’s also the part that stays year round ☺️! In the pre-made seed mixes I sowed, there was a high proportion of ‘nurse’ grass seeds 😊 More info in the first meadow video I published: Creating A Wildflower Meadow in a Small Urban Garden ☀️🌱❤️ | Get Ready For Summer! kzitem.info/news/bejne/pHioyY6FcaykgXo xx
@_srobona
2 жыл бұрын
If you do this, I recommend finding some varieties that naturally occur where you live. 😉
@cassyanne486
3 жыл бұрын
I love this! I'm going to do it in my front garden. 💖
@bobbiostudio
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤️ Do tag me on social media, I would love to see how it turns out!! Happy growing 🌱🌼
@brettbarager9101
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! My front yard is about 1000 sq ft of grass. I'm planing to start getting rid of the grass and replace it with a meadow! Hope mine looks as good as yours!!
@moniquemutee7396
Жыл бұрын
WOW!! How beautiful!! Super inspiring!! I'm stoked!! This is very doable for me also!! Gonna get cracking in Jan 2023 so my space will be ready by my Jun birthday!! Yaaay!! God bless you for sharing!! Keep enjoying your bit of heaven!!
@bobbiostudio
Жыл бұрын
Awww thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️ Oh I’m so glad to hear that you’re going to give it a try!!! Hope you love the results 🙌😘🥰
@danlee2058
2 жыл бұрын
This is great, I have a few seed packets & plan to do this in my front yard.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
That’s brilliant 💚!! Hope you will love it as much as pollinators will ☺️😍
@amandasmith841
4 ай бұрын
You can cut the heads of some of the flowers and make teas from these that are so nutritional and taking of the head of the plants encourages more to grow x
@CEREBROBELFAST
Жыл бұрын
I'm in the process of doing almost the same thing in my community garden. I have heavy clay too that was full of nettles and docks, so about 2 months ago I removed the top 10cms then covered it with cardboard, in one month's time I plan to cover it all with 10cms of subsoil and sow some wildflower seeds. If I get results like this I'll be over the moon
@bobbiostudio
Жыл бұрын
I hope you do, that’s a lovely project to do for your community ❤️🤞 if that’s not working well you can always try to sow a green manure to outcompete the weeds, cut back before it sets seed and then sow again the wildflowers the following year! Let me know how it turns out!! 😘
@jeff894
2 жыл бұрын
can I lay straw down....(lightly) after seeding or would that be unsightly? or would the wildflowers hide it? detrimental perhaps to them?
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jeff 👋 Sorry for the slow reply! I think you can if you like the look of straw, it will hide the seeds from the birds and if the layer is not too deep shouldn’t prevent germination! Just be aware that the straw probably will also have seeds in it so you will get wheat (I guess?) growing there too!
@neilmccarthy4289
2 жыл бұрын
its amazing! well done. i want to try it. how important is the tarpaulin stage? i think the grassy area we have in mind is too big for a tarp...Can you just dig up the lawn?
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Neil, Sorry for the delayed reply! I don’t have experience in dealing with a large area, but there is a lot of information on the RHS website (www.rhs.org.uk/lawns/wildflower-meadow-establishment) regarding converting a lawn to a meadow for large areas. Alexandra over at the middle sized garden YT channel published a very comprehensive video recently on the topic: kzitem.info/news/bejne/wqGMtYaXcXSBemU In a nutshell, there are several approaches you can take, but it could take several years and several sowings to build up the seek bank: - Dig out the top soil if you have a lot of perennials weeds and then wait for these to germinate for a few weeks, hoe them off and only then sow your meadow. (I used a tarp to weed-kill for that because I had a small area) - so yes I guess you could do that :) but it may be a lot of work if you have to resow/deweed for several years - You can also sow plants like mustard or yellow rattle to make the grass less vigorous in the first year to help other flower establish - And add plug plants (already grown on) to help them establish Hope that helps!! Good luck to establish your meadow!! 🌱💚
@cynthiaruby6985
2 жыл бұрын
Use cardboard to kill grass and compost.
@Tukonitribe
Жыл бұрын
this is sooo beautiful ! Wild meadow flowers is the best!
@bobbiostudio
Жыл бұрын
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@edi9892
2 жыл бұрын
Looks nice. I didn't see any clovers in the mix, or the other typical pioneer plants, such as dandelions. AFAIK, they are important for many wildflower ecosystems as clovers are nitrogen fixers and thus maintain a low to medium level of nutrients. If you go over board with nutrients you are likely growing tall weeds that harm the meadow. In general, if you want to keep plants short without mowing, then it's usually because tall plants can't grow there anyway (shallow, hard soil, or swamp-like). If you have in the mix a range of plants for different moisture and sunshine levels, the mix will be very robust and adapt to your local conditions. You'll typically notice a shift across the area depending on sun exposure and potentially moisture (as some spots gather water and dry up last). For instance, there are various variants of sage and thyme. The prior exists in the Mediterranean version and a soft-leafed version in temperate climates. Thus, you might plant both, and only the driest, and sunniest places have the Mediterranean version growing in a few years, whereas the rest of the meadow is sprinkled with the more cold and moist tolerant soft-leafed version. Thyme has variants that can grow on minimal soil (basically on rocks). The darkest spots in the garden may be covered with plants such as winter aconite. I can't think at the moment of a plant that survives in various levels of moisture (besides cultivated and wild rice), but they definitely exist. EDIT: I believe mint is one example.
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
We did have some clover pop up this year (year 2 of the mini meadow) so that’s good!! Also a few new perennials like yarrow and buttercup!! It definitely changed from last year, it so exciting to see it grow!! 😊 We don’t have such a dry climate here so I doubt I’ll get thyme but that would be awesome!! Thank you for sharing all this info 🙏💚😘😘
@Frostie3672
Жыл бұрын
She thinks dandelions are weeds, that's why you can't see any.
@dianeiles6348
Жыл бұрын
So beautiful! I'm about to create something simular! Can't wait. Thank you so much for your inspiration ❤
@bobbiostudio
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Oh that’s amazing, hope your project goes well 🥰🥰😘
@OffYourBackBJJ
6 ай бұрын
I’m doing this in my yard right now. Front and back I am trying to do a wildflower meadow along the perimeter then on the open areas doing some clover and dichondra. Yours looks awesome 🎉
@AshGreen359
2 жыл бұрын
Can the annuals reseed themselves in that soil?
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
I do have a couple of ox-eyes daisies that self-seeded, we’ll see what else makes it ☺️🤞
@bluebronx2000
Жыл бұрын
And why are you worried about clothes? See how the lilies and wildflowers of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin [wool to make clothing], yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory and splendor dressed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive and green today and tomorrow is [cut and] thrown [as fuel] into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! - Matthew 6:28-30
@savedfaves
Жыл бұрын
We bought a box of wildflower seeds and a box of summer flower seeds which totally at €3. The garden centre encouraged us to mix them. They were very pretty but became crazy tall. Tbh I would not recommend doing this for a small garden. It’s too much. Anything smaller growing would suit better.
@michaeljames5936
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, great video. My problem the few times I've sown wildflower beds, is that the first year, everything is beautiful, but over the next year or two, just one or two species take over the entire space and I have to dig up and start again. Any solutions gratefully accepted.
@wirefirejewelry
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this wonderful video! The entire planet needs less green lawns & more native perennials & beneficial trees & shrubs. H
@youknoweverything7643
Жыл бұрын
I wish I could do this to my lawn that's why we are moving out to the country with a huge yard and no neighbors and HOA we got a 5 acre yard that is perfectly manicured as in just gras no trees or anything that was kept on it so even though I haven't moved in yet but the house is ours I planted a huge patch of wild flower gigantic wild flower meadow it's so beautiful and I'm a guy and it was a surprise for my wife at first and I love it so much we are going to plant more of the back yard and. Front and leave about half of the lawn with no flowers around the house so that way when your out in the grass aying ball with the kids or playing with the dogs you have a massive beautiful wild flower meadow to look at. I also planted a bunch of sunflowers in my wild flower meadow and they are about half a feet tall right now and we move in next week and she doesn't know that I planted all that out there like she was talking about so when we start moving stuff in it will be a huge surprise for her here is a list of all the flowers included in the gigantic wild flower meadow that boarders the property, wild flowers, huge sacks of butterfly flower seed mix is what its called it's all wild flowers that attract butterflies, 80lbs of sunflower seeds of different kinds but they are all the huge jumbo tall ones and all will be yellow, huge sack of yellow and red and purple Lillies, marigold seeds, and huge sacks of save the monarch butterfly wild flower 100,000 seed mixture means that it has like 1000,000 different species of wild flower seeds in the sacks it's pretty cool and since we are having a warm and perfect early spring down here in Alabama it all started to come in within a month
@margopollner3887
3 ай бұрын
Super cute meadow. Wildflower heaven. Love your ideas.
@thehumblegent
6 ай бұрын
Brilliant. Thanks for the help, I need it as I’m just about to sow my wildflower seeds. Peace and Love
@christaylor5924
6 ай бұрын
Get yellow rattle in. The annual flower seed mix aren’t the best. Look for native wildflowers and it will largely look after itself. Cut and rake the cuttings to spread the seed once per year.
@1hinita
7 ай бұрын
Wait! Are you telling me if i cover my grass for a month ,i wont have to pull up any grass besides the big weeds? Then i can just sew them?
@pamelaclisbee2517
2 жыл бұрын
We have just planted our Second Area of Herbs and Wildflowers, we Love It!
@peterstevens6555
2 жыл бұрын
That looks great ...Merry Christmas from Auckland, New Zealand ...
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter!! Merry Christmas to you and yours too ❤️!!
@crazytreefarm9430
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. Looking to do a similar patch this spring and very excited about it!!
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Oh that’s brilliant 🥰🙏!!
@georginadeleyser9164
2 жыл бұрын
We did this with our front lawn one year and it was amazing. Brought me so much happiness
@ms711x
2 жыл бұрын
Looks lovely. Maybe you can add a few kitties. I’m curious how you maintain it. Do you need to trim them to the ground in the winter?
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🥰 Yes I did because the winds flatten a lot of the growth and the flowers were done 😊 Video here if you’re interested kzitem.info/news/bejne/lmaG16OLrpiYmXo 😘😘
@georgehare2915
Жыл бұрын
birds rats squirrels must love your method of sowing no way 2 weeks blooming since i planted simi;lar in containers
@ktomsen8528
7 ай бұрын
be sure and leave native north american plants and flowers. some seed mixes have neonics and invasive plants.
@davidcooke813
2 жыл бұрын
Wow ,looks fantastic...but I thought wild meadows like bad soil ...you're soil looked in great condition..!?
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks David 🥰 It’s hard to show on camera but it gets very dry and crummy so I was hoping to improve that a little - it’s back to being dry now 🤦♀️ but things are growing all the same 😊🙏
@jennifers1977
2 жыл бұрын
So beautiful. This is something I would love to have if I owned my home.
@danielaluna8895
6 ай бұрын
what do you do during late fall and winter it gets muddy or something?
@gardentours
2 жыл бұрын
The wildflower meadow looks so beautiful 👍
@bobbiostudio
2 жыл бұрын
We enjoyed it so much and the bees too 🐝 !! Hoping for a strong come back next year (otherwise I got it covered: harvested lots of seeds when preparing it for Winter ☺️☺️☺️). Do you grow wildflowers too?
@davidmiller9267
7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this inspiring video! Just tilled my pocket meadow space in Oklahoma City. Can’t wait to sow my garden in mid April! My first attempt so wish me luck!
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