rewilding

no mow

By far the easiest way to encourage the growth of wild flowers is to simply stop mowing a part of your lawn!  Although it's called 'no-mow', this rewilding section should have a high cut in early spring and again in December, which will keep the area free of brush and brambles.

. . .or sow

You can speed up the process by sowing with wild flower seed or 'bee bombs'.  In this example it was sown with 300gms of seed, mixed with compost, in mid April.

a month later!

By the end of May, the re-wilded and sown section was already boasting a wide variety of nectar producing flowers.

The particular seed mixture used included both annuals and perrenials so, without any further intervention, this lawn meadow will be self-sustaining, year after year!

More native flower seeds are constantly being blown in on the wind, or carried in by birds. . .  attracted by the feast of insects on offer.

plant for bees

All plants, even food crops, require pollination. . .  and bees are amongst the best of them!

Planting even a small area of nectar producing plants will greatly encourage bees and butterflies to visit.  These, in turn, will attract many small birds including Blue Tits, Great Tits, Finches, Swallows, House Martins and, of course, Sparrows.

The example garden in Pembrokeshire has three pots of English and French Lavender, all from free cuttings.

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