How and when we mow our perennial wildflower meadows
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10 ай бұрынPeople often struggle to create and maintain perennial wildflower meadows so here's a clip to go with some of the others in this playlist about how we mow ours, when we mow them, what we do with the clippings, and why.
The wildflower meadows here at Common Farm Flowers are the bedrock of the Why of our business. Our ethos is to look after the invertebrates so that the rest of the food chain can look after itself. Creating and maintaining these wildflower meadows are Fabrizio's life work and they take precedence over all flower farming endeavours.
The wildflower seed companies I mention in the clip are:
Habitat Aid www.habitataid.co.uk/
and
Emorsgate Seeds wildseed.co.uk/
Enjoy!
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@lynnej7219 10 ай бұрын
How wonderful. You work so hard and we can enjoy the results from the comfort of our armchairs. I cannot wait to see the new meadow come into flower, so exciting. Thank you
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! x
@tanjapickrell6451 10 ай бұрын
I have no meadow area but thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. Thank you for sharing the process.
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
you're welcome x
@catherineengle4196 10 ай бұрын
How interesting. I know your meadows are always lovely. God bless 😊
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
thanks Catherine x
@erwinroodt1245 10 ай бұрын
You are so blessed to have such a beautiful property. Thanks for sharing it.
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
thank you Erwin x
@oldtavernfarm 10 ай бұрын
Congratulations!! We're getting unbelievably amazing weather for at least the next week!! The wet pattern is lifting and we're getting overnights in the low 50s, warm sunny days (but not too warm for the horses)!! Looks like we'll be getting our second cut of hay soon!! Yipeee!!! ❤🎉
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
I much prefer a wetter summer don't you?
@AcornHillHomestead 10 ай бұрын
I just love Queen Anne’s Lace we have it thick at the roadsides here in US upper midwest. Some of our rural meadows and roadsides are just gorgeous with wildflowers. My faves are Wild Lupine, Wild White Yarrow, Goldenrod, Joe Pie Weed, wild Pentstemon, Bee Balm etc and as the seasons change a new mass of flower species emerges. Its really quite lovely. Some I have picked and transplanted into my own garden. Your meadow is beautiful!
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
thank you xxx
@zlatahume3134 10 ай бұрын
I love marshy areas and the wild flowers there. Meadow sweet smell immediately transport me bare foot running in the marsh when I was small😊
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
Love that! x
@elizabethsavory4828 10 ай бұрын
I have cut most of my mini meadow. Had to do it by hand and leave a section because there are lots of tiny frogs and moths this year.
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
my friend Ann cuts her grass by hand too. Fabrizio sets the mower high for the first cut to give anyone living there time to get out of the way - this year there've been more toads than before hugging the ground but luckily saved from the blades x
@Lethersee 10 ай бұрын
Hello from Western Oregon, USA. Your climate seems quite similar to ours. I do enjoy your videos.
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! x
@gerriwalsh9846 10 ай бұрын
I have bought seed packets of wildflowers before and, as you stated, they weren't fresh and didn't take - thanks for the advice on buying good quality :)
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
you're welcome x
@charlotte-dp9sz 10 ай бұрын
I have put in some smallish meadows and they are growing nicely! Yours are to dream of...
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
I love a small meadow space - miniature heaven x
@tamiratliff4459 10 ай бұрын
Our vetch in Alaska , chokes out everything, must be a different kind, consider it invasive here, loved how you got it all figured out❤
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
hopefully here there's a good balance - when we first came there were no wild flowers at all but now...
@1944JerriMellas 10 ай бұрын
Yikes❣️. I’m first to watch…..and I’m in Utah, USA❣️?
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
Woohoo! Xxx hello Utah xxx
@katewhyte6274 10 ай бұрын
I only have a small wild lawn area but hopefully its a micro version of yours 😊
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
hurrah! x
@BottlegardenUK 10 ай бұрын
I love the fact you leave the wild orchid seeds in God’s hands to distribute at will. Has he ever been tempted to sow them in trays and baby them along?
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
the original planting of devil's bit scabious and field scabious were grown as plugs and planted into the sward - since then they've very happily naturalised x
@dowth3 10 ай бұрын
I take it that the Lysimachia purpurea isn't invasive in the UK? It's quite invasive in the NE of the US - crowding out our native cat-o-nine tails.
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
no not invasive here xxx
@susancanning1760 10 ай бұрын
Purple loosestrife though pretty is considered a noxious invasive weed here in Canada. It replaces the normal big plants such as bull rushes here .....we destroy it when possible.
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
and here we have invasive Himalayan balsam which I pull out whenever I see it x
@snowdoniaescape 10 ай бұрын
There is so much balsam this year, I'm seeing it everywhere in mid Wales. Completely taking over 😢
@marie9244 10 ай бұрын
I’m trying to grow loosestrife but having trouble germinating it from seed. I don’t know if I’m doing it wrong or the seed is not viable from the seed company. Beautiful meadow wish I could have one but don’t have the room I’m only on a quarter acre. I’ll try a miniature one somewhere in the garden.
@helloman1302 4 ай бұрын
what month did you do this and will you cut it again?
@theflowerfarmer 4 ай бұрын
this was august and then it had another light clip on a dry day in January x That's it. x
@carybradley3968 10 ай бұрын
Why take nutrients from meadow? Too rich, otherwise?
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
yes - the grass will benefit from richer ground and crowd out the wildflowers x
@bunnyfrancis7006 10 ай бұрын
You don't answer you video comments yourself do you? Sounds like another person.
@theflowerfarmer 10 ай бұрын
Lol - yes Tis I but at speed in the morning - mostly just cherry Thankyou all required x
@bunnyfrancis7006 10 ай бұрын
I'm glad you do. Thank you for taking the time to share your cheery self !! lol@@theflowerfarmer oxox
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