Wildflower Meadow. How to create a wildflower meadow for bees.
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- In this video I summarise how to create a #wildlfower #meadow for #bees, #butterflies and other pollinators.
Yarrow,
Pheasant’s Eye,
Red Army,
Shrubby Hare’s Ear,
Pot Marigold,
China Aster,
Safflower,
Cornflower,
Chrysanthemum,
Dragon’s Head,
California Poppy,
Gypsophilia,
Heavenly Blue,
Stocks,
4 O’clock Lilly,
Common Poppy,
Soapwort,
Catchflies,
Dill,
Borrage,
Coriander,
Buckwheat,
Basil,
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I’m just blown away, I really want to create a wildflower meadow this year I already have two ponds and I live on an estate! We feed the birds daily and utilise our garden as much as we can for wildlife. This has motivated me to buy some sand and seeds. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your comment. Keep watching my channel because my extra large wildlife pond is nearly dug. Mark
You have grown beautiful wildflowers! And, no shade, your voice is perfect for falling asleep to. You should consider voicing bedtime stories.
I love this comment thank you. Made my day 🙂
I'm digging my own wildlife pond in sandy soil at the moment. Its satisfying doing it by hand! It's going to be a 4 meter circle, covered in pebbles. I'm struggling to create shelves so I'm creating a beach all the way around the pond, and plant the plants into the pebbles and gravel. I'm exited to to see how yours turns out!!
That sounds very nice. It's a shame people can't post videos for me to see. I'm having the same problem creating shelves and had thought a similar approach might be necessary. I'm going to post a pond dig update soon. Mark
Now that my husband has forgotten how to run the mower I can start changing our acre of lawn into a wildflower meadow. ❤
Sounds like a wonderful idea to me 😊
Please only use local or at least national provenance seeds and not ALDI seeds - you will dilute out the local genetics which have evolved for the local ecosystem.
Worth thinking about. From memory i believe the seeds in the mix were native to the UK.
That's great! I have seeds for a big area now and will hopefully get a meadow going this spring! Hoping for results this summer! In what month did you sow the seeds? I am in Norway but in a mild zone.
Hi there. I can't remember the exact month but I suspect it was April or May. Check the publishing date of the video. Good luck with yours. Mark
I dont get it l do evrything for them, groumd, Sun place... They dont grow... But just leave One forgoten seed and its like hey hello how are u l gonna live here 😂
Haha. That's always the way isn't it? 😂
Hi, what fertilizer did u use for the flowers, how many times per week and do you get new flowers after they die or did you buy another package of seeds?
Thank you
Hi there. That's an easy question to answer...I never fertilised them, didn't feed them at all. I did water them a little at the start. I haven't bought new seeds but this year I have a whole new crop of flowers which have seeded from last year. Mark
looks lovely, I'm looking at growing native wildflowers only
I think you can specific mixes of seeds or individual seeds if you know which species you desire. Any are a bonus for pollinators
What a beautiful meadow! But remember to sow natives as it’s not just flowers that native species need but food for their larvae and to get lots of perennials so you will only have to sow them once!
Fair point, and thank you. Mark
I LOVE your approach
Spectacular ! Wonderful vision along with a hands on approach, fully engaged with shovel, wheelbarrow, sweat equity and certainly heart, wonderful !
My shovel, wheelbarrow and vision have my garden, hardscape and body good and healthy and happy beyond words. My determination and will have been creating here on our land for decades, zero heavy equipment and on a substantial slope of a mountainside at that. A lifestyle to be fully engaged with your land is to honor and deeply respected in my opinion.
Way to go as you enjoy the beauty that you've been creating.....
Gardening smiles from the Sierra Nevada mountains of California
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Thank you so much for taking the time to write the wonderful and most encouraging comment. I very much appreciate it. Your part of the world sounds amazing. Wonderful to hear from you over here in England. Best wishes. Mark
Hi Mark, your wild flowers look gorgeous, I shop in Aldi so will be keeping an eye open in future. I like your channel very much. We moved three years ago to a bungalow with a fairly large garden, so I'm after all the tips and tricks I can get..lol. See you in the next one bye.
Thanks Jacqueline if i see them I'll be sure to let you know. Mark
Hi, can I start to create a wildflower area now in October? We have an old patch of lawn that is full of dandelions and ribwort plantain, I’d like to cut it all really low, then cultivate it so it all churns up.. then hopefully put some wildflower seed down with yellow rattle. Can anybody advise? Thank you!
Hi, I would certainly do the ground work now, then cover the patch in very heavy duty weed membrane, let the frost break down the soil and kill the vegetation, then sow the wildflowers in the spring, this is what I would do. Thanks. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thank you Mark, we had discussed covering it. For now a lot of strimming and preparing! 😀
What month did you put the wildflower seeds down ?
16th April. Here's the original video. Mark ua-cam.com/video/UnnRnf8grd4/v-deo.html
I'm probably as excited as you are; that was a great reveal!
Aldi Ambassador - great stuff.
It was amazing! And they are coming back again this year 😊
Does this wildflower meadow attract birds who eat the insects?
Yes, it attracts everything really all parts of the food chain which then proceed to eat each other.
This is what I wanted for ours, our patch is a similar size. We bought wild flower seed mats which were expensive about £30-£40 and didn’t deliver anything really. A handful of flowers.
I will be looking out for that box in Aldi next year!
Hi Daniel sorry, thought I'd replied to this. It was a small packet. If i see them again I'll let you know. Best. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thanks!
Very impressive results ... well done.
Thank you Darren. Can't believe the result myself. Superb!! Mark
Thank you for making such a lovely and inspiring video 😊 I can’t wait to try this!
It’s always so nice seeing people make the effort to help out nature
Thank you for watching and for your encouragement. I've done another two wildflower meadows. One under an apple tree with sunflowers too. It's on the channel. I hope your wildflower meadow thrives. Best wishes Mark
wonderful stuff Mark, I love your videos!
Thanks Adam. Really appreciate your support. Best wishes. Mark
GREAT JOB..hello from ..Nova Scotia
Wow! Nova Scotia! Canada. Amazing. And thank you for watching. Mark
meadow looks great
Btw, are you worried by the coming heat? Should we do anything for plants and veg?
Thank you very much. Good to hear from you again. Hasn't it done well!? I'm amazed. Mark
@@Bishopton hi, I just saw this, sorry, this hot spell is going to last only a couple of days so I am continuing my 'normal' routine on the assumption that they will have well developed roots. I water in the evening, if the plants show signs of wilting i will give extra. I'm considering putting a cardboard 'mulch' on the soil around my veg to reduce evaporation and I did move my garden parasol to give shade to some newly planted seedlings yesterday. How are things shaping up in your garden with the heat? mark
I could leap for joy!! I'm doing this!!
Thank you so much 😊
Looks great , planted out a 2 meter swuare patch in wildflower today hopefully ill have as much success with mine !!
I'm sure you will. Let me know. Mark
Yes, it will be a fortune to buy all those plants. It looks really beautiful swaying in the breeze. What is the burgundy shrub next to the white buddlia?
Hi Angie. Sorry for the delay. I'm heading out there shortly I'll have my plant identification app ready and let you know. It was nothing but twigs a few months ago. Back soon. Mark
Ok. So apparently it is a smoke tree. Cotinus.
Cotinus coggygria
Thanks. I live in the tropics in Australia and I am planting wildflower meadows which is difficult due to brush turkeys but it is happening!
Hello to Australia!! We have pigeons here but i suspect they are not as damaging as your turkeys. Mark
Very inspiring! I'm making plans to do this in my garden this year.
Thank you Erin 😊 and hello South New Jersey from Nantwich, Cheshire, England. Across the seas
Nice wild flower garden, looking to arrange a wild flower garden myself and I'd be very happy if it turned out so well.
Thank you. If you follow the basics I think you'll do well. Best wishes. Mark
I would be tempted to borrow the digger from next door! ! Wild flowers look great. 😊
Haha... I spoke to our neighbours, i will ask them if i can use their digger for the bog garden. Lol
And me!
Hi . What month did you sow the seeds ? Im in the uk and wanting to try this for next summer. Cheers
Hi Duncan. From memory I think I did this late spring. But I believe early spring to mid summer will yield results
This is beyond amazing and inspirational! We will be doing the same soon. Thanks for the video.
Thank you. Very much appreciated. Mark
I love your wildflowers! Highly motivating!
Thanks Cindy, I'm looking forward to springtime now when they erupt once more 😊
SO beautiful!
Thank you very much. Unbelievable that it all came from a tiny box of seeds. I'm hoping to have a florist show me how to make a wildflower bouquet next. Mark
I love a Tudor cottage
I love wildflower gardens/meadows because not only are they beautiful, but they are also good for the area.
What a marvelous meadow!!😍🌸 It turned out magnificent. Also, it's nice to see how much you truly care about a wildlife and insects. The world needs more people like you 👍 Keep it up.
Thank you ever so much 😊
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK 😃
so inspiring. so beautiful.
thank you very much. Mark
It looks lovely. Where did you get the seeds please?
Hi sorry for the delay. The link to buy the seeds is just below the video. Thank you. Mark
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Love it ❤
Thank you Mursel
Lovely, indeed! Something akin to what we have in Namaqualand every spring - except that your flowers last much longer.
Oh!! Now, pieter. Have we met? Mark
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Only electronically, by me watching and enjoying your videos.
@@pieterbosman6111 ah i see. I did meet a friend of a friend from south Africa 3 weeks ago and i thought he was called pieter. But now i come to think of it, i think he was called jaques. Sorry for the confusion and thanks for watching this. Mark
This is awesome
Thanks. Yes I agree. Beautiful garden. Mark
Beautiful!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Angie 😊
Great idea about mixing the seeds in sand and then raking them in the dirt!
Thank you. I think i borrowed that idea from elsewhere. It definitely works. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK I used your suggestion and now I'm waiting for my flower mix to grow. 😁
Beautiful just beautiful !
Thank you Susan 😊
Hi you said you had yellow rattle in your meadow yet that wasn't on the list? Was this something you added separately to the meadow. Thanks
Hi. Apologies, it was included in the mix but i overlooked it when copying the list accross. I didn't add it separately. Sorry about that. Mark
Beautiful 👏🏼
Thanks very much Harry
Stunning flowers
Thanks Anna. And thanks also to Aldi! Mark
Wow!
Thanks Doreen 😊
Outstanding!
Ah thank you very much Mike. I've just sown two more meadows. Mark
Love this!
Thank you 😊. Mark
Really nice but be aware that Buddleia are not as great as they seem for pollinators , they can be invasive and the nectar isn't really efficient as a food for insects .
Fair points. If you watch my video on buddleia prunung i do indeed reference their invasiveness. And in fact they are banned in some US states. I do get beautiful scents though and a variety of butterflies. Mark