| If you have a large amount of ground to cover in | | | | leaving for a few weeks. The sun will bake the weed |
| your landscape, and you would prefer to opt out of | | | | growth away. No matter what method of weeding |
| a high maintenance, expensive garden scheme, | | | | you choose, you should clear away the dead plants |
| consider a wild flower garden design for your space. | | | | before preparing your soil for planting. |
| A field of wildflowers can be just the ticket to bring | | | | Planting your Seeds |
| a natural beauty to your space with minimal time and | | | | Once your soil is weed free, you are ready to begin |
| attention from you. However, a wild flower garden | | | | your wild flower garden design. Till the soil to a depth |
| design requires a bit more attention and planning at | | | | of around three inches. If you had to remove many |
| the beginning of the process than you might think. It | | | | weeds, you might want to spray an herbicide once |
| is best to put forth the time and effort to establish | | | | again to ensure any weed seeds that were exposed |
| your wildflower garden at the beginning, so that you | | | | through the tilling process are killed as well. You can |
| have those blooms to enjoy, virtually maintenance | | | | then rake over the area to prepare it for the seed |
| free, for many years to come. | | | | spreading. By leaving the grooves from the rake in |
| Preparing your Soil | | | | the ground, you will have natural areas for the seeds |
| The first step in planning your wild flower garden | | | | to settle. When it comes to spreading your seed, |
| design is to consider the space that you will be | | | | keep in mind that four pounds of seed will cover |
| planting in. Is there enough sunlight for the garden? | | | | approximately an acre of ground. Since these seeds |
| Many types of wildflowers do best in full sun. Do you | | | | generally tend to be on the small side, you can mix |
| have irrigation available? Your flowers and plants may | | | | them with some sand for more even spreading. Rake |
| need additional watering at times, especially when | | | | the area again, and keep the ground moist until the |
| you are trying to establish them at the beginning. | | | | seedlings reach a height of a few inches. |
| Make sure that the area that you will be planting is | | | | A wild flower garden design is a beautiful, natural way |
| weed free before you begin. You can clear the area | | | | to complete your landscape. By taking a bit of time |
| of weeds by either hand weeding, solarization or | | | | to prepare the soil and plant your seeds properly, |
| spraying an herbicide on the area. Solarization requires | | | | you will be able to enjoy your wildflower meadow |
| you to cover the area with clear plastic sheeting, and | | | | for many years to come. |