How To Turn Your LAWN into A WILDFLOWER MEADOW

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Жыл бұрын

In this video we look at one way of improving the floral diversity in your existing lawn or wildflower meadow.
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@SHFT101 Жыл бұрын

I used the same technique last month on an existing piece of lawn. I used a blend of wildflower seeds, some extra yellow rattle and crocus bulbs for the early guests. Really excited to see the results next year!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Sounds fantastic! Do keep me updated 😊👍

@skylady64ish93 8 ай бұрын

How did it turn out?

@keithhanssen7413 Жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoy seeding, Joel. This year I went all out and seeded our fenced in 4 acres (cattle graze on the other 16) with plenty of native species. Antelope Bitterbrush, Wyoming and Big sagebrush, Chokecherry, Serviceberry, Wild Bergamot, Wild sunflower, and some collected seed from a few native wildflowers (not sure of the names). The fenced in 4 acres hasn’t been grazed by cattle in 3 seasons and now it’s beginning to really show. I’m hoping to help it along with these native shrubs and flowers. Thanks for your detailed how-to videos! Your enthusiasm and love for what you do is truly infectious.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Hi Keith. Likewise. There’s few jobs that give such satisfaction 😊 The mix of meadow and scrub sounds fantastic and I’d love to see the results in real life one day! Wow - 4 acres is a cool size plot! Keep up the great work my friend and stay in touch 😊👍

@gardengatesopen Жыл бұрын

All week I've been throwing out white Clover and Blue Bonnet seeds. It does seem late in the year for this, but until now we haven't had ANY rain here in Central Texas. So the weather is just now cooperating & it's the perfect temperature and a nice light rain for several days! I'll keep emptying my Wildflower stash as the weather keeps cooperating!!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Fantastic to hear - it's certainly cold here right now and I am sure the seeds will be sown at the perfect time by the sound of it. Keep me updated! Best wishes, Joel

@UkAmphibians Жыл бұрын

Great work joel looking forward to see a video of the wild flowers growing next year 🐸💚🐸

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 Me too!

@Narnendil Жыл бұрын

Great video! I would love to see the result later too :)

@natureguy180 Жыл бұрын

Well done Joel keep going!!

@LittleSpaceCase Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, I live in a different area so all my wildflower plants are diferent but I've been covering some grass for a year so I can sow native seed

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

No worries at all - the principals are the same wherever you are, it’s just the seeds that differ 😊👍 Hope this helps and keep up the great work 😊

@simoncordingley3122 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, Joel. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon and glad to be of help 😊👍

@markhunter2244 Жыл бұрын

What a super distraction to have, the Golden Plover is such a cool bird. I love how it’s plumage changes between summer and winter 🐝

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Indeed Mark. They really are a striking bird 😊👍

@fiona12451 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video! So inspiring🌞🌞🌞 Thank you! 🌼🌱🌼

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊👍

@coolstertothecore Жыл бұрын

We're trying this for the first time on our little front and back lawns. We already have self heal growing and the odd buttercup but not much else. I'm really looking forward to seeing what grows next year. 🤞

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Good for you! Do let me know what pops up 😊👍

@janiedunn637 Жыл бұрын

❤the video. Look forward to see what the wildflower field will look like next year

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Likewise Janie. Will post an update 😊👍

@tinkalinks 4 ай бұрын

I needed to see this, thank you. I want to do this to my front yard but I had already been coaxing some daisies to spread and did not want to lose them.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm so pleased that this has been helpful to you. I love that you love daisies too :) Best wishes, Joel

@titiaswildlifecottagegarden Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the result, native flowers can be so pretty. And I enjoy them even more when bees and butterflies feed on them🤩 My wildflower patch is looking nice and green still, with the seed heads of the musk mallow. Next year I will finally get to see the flowers that bloom in their second year. I'm looking forward to the future videos👍🏻

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Thank you Titia. Lots more cool stuff to bring you all 😊👍

@illustriousbadger1065 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice - just moved and there is a patch of grass on the path outside the house - I am trying to do exactly this but I haven't raked it. I'll need to get one. Just need to keep the council away in spring!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Another habitat for wildlife 😊👍 Keep me posted and don’t put your back out!

@craigfarleymusician8481 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video once again Joel. I have plans for another wildflower area in my garden next spring , can’t get enough of them mate 😊

@wildlifegardener-tracey6206 Жыл бұрын

Very useful video Joel. Thanks

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊👍

@-Pol- Жыл бұрын

Yay! :-D this is the video I've been waiting for! I'm ready to go, with a tough nail rake I got especially - It's back breaking work as you say but saves me a gym subscription - Hopefully I'm not too late.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Good for you! Good luck and keep me posted as to how you get on. 😊👍

@swhaht6807 Жыл бұрын

Yarrow will often increase in existing lawn by an edge olanting...seeding in the wind.

@bobmarley6161 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Thank you :) I really appreciate that - best wishes, Joel

@bobmarley6161 Жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton your more than welcome.. You have given me so many ideas for wildflowers etc etc.... I've been planting on verges near me and on my allotment as well....

@MyResearchGoal Жыл бұрын

Awesome 💐🦋💞

@melissamybubbles6139 Жыл бұрын

I've been putting bulbs in the lawn. I think wildflowers used to living in Colorado might not like a wet Kentucky bluegrass environment, but maybe I could introduce clover.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

The bulbs sound lovely. I know Camassias like it wet 😊👍 Good luck and I hope the clover takes

@theurbanghost Жыл бұрын

Brilliant as always 👍

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊 Hope you are well 👍

@-Pol- 11 ай бұрын

14:04 - Glad your piles are cleared up

@EasyHikes4810 Жыл бұрын

Loved the tips there Joel👍. I will be investing in a ride-on mower and chain harrow (eventually when I get the shed organised in July) for our yard as I think the area I will need to maintain will be too large to do by hand. As it gets much colder quicker where we are (first frosts are generally late September/early October) what would you recommend for a hay cut and/or thatching? As always, great video with a wealth of useful information for wildflower meadow creation and maintenance. Have a great weekend!

@noahschmartz2354 9 ай бұрын

very comprehensive. liked n subbed.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 9 ай бұрын

Thank you - I really appreciate this :) Best wishes, Joel

@SisterDogmata Жыл бұрын

Hey Joel! What a lovely piece of land and so great watching it being wilded. (if that's a word?!) It will be great to see it next year when it's in flower.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I’m hoping to return in the summer to see the results 😊👍

@Edward_Joseph_ Жыл бұрын

can you explain why you raked it even after using the chain harrow?

@keithroberts42 Жыл бұрын

Do you take into account the local environment when you select seed mix, ie to cater for particular species that would live in that area, or is it a non specific approach.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Hi Keith. I do take this into consideration along with which species are in the are in terms of insects etc 👍

@birdwatcher4147 2 ай бұрын

Another great video, but what the hell. 😄 Where or whats the name of the little seeder. It looks awesome. 💪

@petervincent4461 6 ай бұрын

I moving house in 2026 with a large plot. I will be planting native hedges (1000 plants), woodland (170 trees) , wild flower meadows, large pond etc. However there will be "traditional" lawn and grass pathways. I want them to also have wild flower, but ones that can take regular if high cutting (3"). As well as daisies, dandelions and clover are there any other wildflowers that could be included? Thanks for your great content, love the times to get distracted by birds etc.

@liannesim9558 Жыл бұрын

nice video Joel. I have done the same last month and I am very happy to see many little hatchlings. I do have one concern though and that is that the grass also grew a lot because of the high temperatures. I cannot decide if I need to mow it again as also the snakes head fritillary is already above ground. Any advice ? Thanks

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Hi Lianne. Thank you 😊 The snakes head fritillaries should grow back from a mowing, along with everything else. It will certainly give the seedlings some more light. Hope this helps 😊👍

@liannesim9558 Жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton it does thanks, and mowing it will be !

@saeedrahimi9722 2 ай бұрын

Joel, thank you for the very useful video on creating a wild flowers meadow. I believe you posted the original video over a year ago. It was very useful to see how you did it. I am interested in seeing the results now about over a year. Do you have any pictures of the site you can share on your channel or email it to me privately? I have a sire about 5000 SF and want to do the same, but some people have told me that sewing flower seeds in the grass as you suggested would not result in good outcome. They are suggesting to use a sod cutter and remove the existing lawn, tiling, raking, etc. first. Looking forward to your response. Thanks.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 ай бұрын

Hi there Saeed, thanks so much for this - and you're very welcome! I would never suggest sowing seeds directly into a lawn, that certainly wouldn't work - I'm happy to explain the best way to do this (I've created successful wildflower meadows for 20 years now) but if you could drop me an email then I can send images etc - but more than happy to help. In the meantime, in case you haven't seen it yet, here's just a few of the many meadows created, from smaller urban garden settings to larger acre sites, all the footage and wildlife featured in is my own, and a great showcase for how successful these can be, and of course vital for our wildlife: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/huCWmtJopr2RgoE.html You can reach me on enquiries@hazelwoodlandscapes.com - best wishes, Joel

@James-sh1lw Жыл бұрын

Hi Joel, is a wildflower meadow like this ok in partial/mostly shade areas?

@phedrob3735 Жыл бұрын

Hi Joel. What was the dispenser you were using for the seeds?

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Hi Phed. It’s an evenspread seed distributor. Hope this helps 😊👍

@phedrob3735 Жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Thank you Joel.

@-sol-8350 Жыл бұрын

How would you all suggest loosening extremely compacted clay soil? I tried a broadfork but it was too time expensive, I am considering a small walk behind tiller.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Hi there, I empathise. Without rotovating or digging over continuously with a fork, which I agree can be time consuming and back-breaking, I'd definitely recommend a tiller to help or indeed you might be able to hire a small rotovator if you have a hire-shop near to you. It might be worth a google - the time saved will certainly be worth the hire cost and no doubt cheaper than actually buying one, unless of course you have neighbours suffering the same :) I hope this helps, best wishes - Joel

@emilylindholm5889 7 ай бұрын

What is the weight of that size bag of yellow rattle seed?

@maxthelab8457 Жыл бұрын

We turned one of our lawns (about 1/4 acre in size) into a wildflower meadow 8 years ago and allowed it to be so for 5 years, but in the end the work needed at year end just became too much and so we took it back to a traditional lawn. Shame but we had to be pragmatic.

@hoverboverer Жыл бұрын

That's a large area to deal with at one time. Why not divide the area into several sections and cut them at different times of the year? That way, it won't seem so daunting and you will provide flowers over a much longer season. You could even leave some areas to be cut every other or every third year to provide further habitat diversity.

@lesleyannehall8040 Жыл бұрын

2 questions: can I make a meadow on a 1 in 3 north facing slope. I grow some veg so I think is should be ok and I’m afraid to use yellow rattle as the farm land around me grow grass for hay. Can I still use it without upsetting my neighbours.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Hi Lesley. Yes you can still use it. It’s unlikely to blow too far. You should still be fine to make a meadow on a north facing slope, but might be slightly restricted to what will survie plant wise. Plenty will though 😊👍

@zena-knittingbeans7973 11 ай бұрын

i've tried seeds and bee bombs on our small urban clay winter water logged grass. fail 😪

@blue2mato312 8 ай бұрын

I have failed many times sowing seeds (always sad) and I’m no expert, but perhaps it could work if you do this in spring after the winter water logging?

@CrazySexyDutchYessss 6 ай бұрын

That is pretty normal, I would grow them out in pots and then plant in spring :) Break up the clay, mix in a little topsoil and plant in. Note than some plants like ox-eye daisies / yarrow are far better in clay., some lovely flowers like poppies don't work in clay. I know, I tried!

@markrowbotham222 7 ай бұрын

i pulled a harrow behind a bike before

@shaaddhillon3819 Ай бұрын

Is it too late ( end june) to plant my wildflower seeds??

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Ай бұрын

You can do, however spring and autumn is best, a lot of seed will require a "cold snap" to germinate as well, which is why autumn is mostly the best time. I hope this helps - it does depend on what you're sowing of course. Best wishes, Joel

@shaaddhillon3819 Ай бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Thank you. I think I'll wait till the Autumn :-)

@hoverboverer Жыл бұрын

My only criticism of this is it looks like the whole area has been cut all at the same time. Floral diversity (on its own) does not always translate to animal diversity. Structural diversity is probably more important to avoid a 'gardened' patch from becoming an ecological sink (rather than a source or at least neutral) for a good proportion of the invertebrates that inhabit the area. I always think of any management practice (or lack of it) as destroying one habitat and creating another. Don't do it all in one go.