Easy Wildflower Landscaping

Wildflower Lawns and Meadows - Mow, Sow and Grow

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Compost and barrier-mulches are the secrets to easy wildflower landscaping. Establish wildflower meadows and lawns without using a pre-planting contact herbicide.

Wildflower meadows and wildflower lawns can be easy to establish without using a pre-planting contact herbicide. The secrets to easy wildflower landscaping are mature compost and barrier-mulches. Typical commercial wildflower seed mixtures result in lawns and meadows that usually stay in good condition for about three years.

The Mow, Sow and Grow Wildflower Meadows and Lawns method is the outcome of studies by Professor Allen V. Barker and his students at the University of MA, Amherst. They used various biodegradable weed barriers, composts and seed mixtures to develop helpful and successful procedures. Massachusetts trials showed that barrier-mulch combinations blocked weed seed germination, even perennial ones.

Here are well thought-out instructions for Mow, Sow and Grow Wildflower Meadows and Lawns that result from Barker's work:

Source: Barker, A. V., Landscaping with Wildflowers Using Compost, Hort Notes 6(5), May 1, 1995, 3. (Cooperative Extension Service, French Hall, University of MA, Amherst, MA, 01003)

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