I am so excited to see the carpet of Meadow green is now flowering – that is so quick! It seems like yesterday when I scattered a bunch of Winter Mix meadow seeds onto my bleak back garden patch. There are so many different varieties of plants that I will only know what is what when they start blooming. I am not worried about the weeds because Mother Nature doesn’t either. I want to let it look as authentic as possible. If there are some dreaded nasty weeds then I will spot them and pull them.
Christine suggested I plant a few of my bulbs in the Meadow – I like this idea and have put aside some Sparaxis and Ixias bulbs for this. But I can already see the flowering of the Alyssum and the Cosmos. The arrows will help:
Red arrow – Cosmos; Yellow arrow – Alyssum; Blue arrow – Marigold
This Meadow will be a wonder this winter! Happy Gardening xxxxx
15 replies on “Meadow in May”
How fun to see your efforts pay off! With Alyssum, it must smell very sweet! I’ll look forward to more views of your meadow!
I love meadows! It’s like a treasure hunt – what flowers are we going to find blooming today? My kids sprinkled a lot of wildflower seeds in their gardens, and it’s fun to see all the little things blooming.
Oh – it keeps me so occupied in the garden when nothing else is blooming 🙂
It seems like everything grows so much faster in S. Africa. The idea of meadow sounds relaxing and peaceful.
It does, I guess! We are a bit spoilt with weather here, I must say! 🙂
How fun!! It’s like a treasure hunt. I love the idea of a winter garden and am glad you chose wildflowers. The pollinators will be happy, too. 🙂
I really like meadow gardens. A meadow is my idea of a zen garden.
It’s always a surprise when you do that but fun to see what comes up.
Can’t wait for the blooms – AND in winter! That’s a bonus! 🙂
When the plants are this tiny, I always have trouble differentiating them from weeds and now is the time to keep out the undesirables when starting the meadow. That is what clients always find objectionable about meadows, it is the starting point.
This is why your garden always confuses me, and why it seems like you have two springs each year to me: you plant the same things in “fall” that I do in the spring!
I want arrows naming every little seedling 🙂
I know! It is confusing. We don’t have a harsh winter – just wet and the temperature is moderate. We can grow many plants all year round. It’s just more prolific in spring! 🙂
You will get arrows 🙂
This is very exciting. Is it a large area? Christina
Hi Christina – no it is a smallish enclosed area of about 56 square metres – with 4 fruit trees in it.
How wonderful! I love the way you pointed them out. It’s looking fabulous. Very inspiring.