Spring / Summer 2021
Due to realising how stony/sandy the soil is, at the end of August 2020 I strimmed the meadow and removed the cuttings. I then dug out all the perennial wildflowers I could find and set them aside while I had a few tons of local, screened topsoil (minus compost to keep fertility low) laid onto the meadow. I replanted the perennial wildflowers and added the plugs I grew from seed. I also sowed the meadow again with a perennial mix plus grasses but no cornfield annuals this time. The result has been a better perennial meadow with fewer annuals, although some had self-seeded, which is OK.
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April 2021 - Cowslips at the edge
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| June 2021 |
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| Viper's Bugloss June 2021 |
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| Knapweed and Oxeye Daisies July 2021 |
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