The Meadow Journal

The planting of nature strips & street verges create not only healthy and sustainable landscapes, but the delight of these flower displays to passing vehicle traffic and pedestrians is well documented. Meadow Flowers report interest is growing strongly from councils and homeowners across Australia, as people see the benefits and want to support the cause in their own locality.

The Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney purchased some of our wildflower seed mixes and did a wonderful job preparing their space in order to sow our seeds. You can learn more about the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney’s colourful wildflower gardens here: Field of Blooms - Gardening Australia (abc.net.au) and on the Royal Botanic Gardens website here. The following Meadow Flowers seeds mixes were used to sow the gardens. Amazing All-Round Flowers for Shady Places Flowering Ground Cover Honey and Butterfly Wildflower Seeds Project Timeline Preparation – March 2020 Germination – September 2020 Growth – October 2020 onwards March 2020 - Preparation Preparation stage 1 - Slashing existing grass  Preparation stage 2 - Solarisation for 8 weeks using plastic to reduce weed seeds May 2020 - Wildflower Garden Design & Pathway Preparation Stage 1 - Marking out the pathways Stage 2 - Fertilising the soil with cow and compost Stage 3 - Pathway mulch application and netting frames construction  

Our very own wildflower seed mixes have been attracting a lot of attention from people and busy bees at the City of Greater Dandenong. We recently worked with the council to advise them how to successfully sow their wildflower seed mixes, and the results speak for themselves. After sowing our Hampton Court mix in early November, only 10 weeks later the wildflowers were thriving and continued through until June! Pictured are before and after shots of the totally transformed site.  Ground and soil preparation is key for a successful bloom. Wildflower seed mixes used: Hampton Court  Site Preparation - 1 Site Preparation - 2 Site In Bloom - 1, 2 & 3