Customer Meadows
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For every customers meadow pictures we can use we
will send 25 grams of our cottage garden mix free of
charge
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Many times we are asked what will my meadow look
like?
Over the past few years we have asked our existing
customers for pictures of their meadows in digital
form. (We welcome any that you have, preferably ones
grown from our seed or mixtures).
On this page we have included some of the ones that
have been sent to us. They demonstrate a wide range
but also the difficulty in saying what your meadow
will look like. The mixtures we supply are complex
having up to 25 different species in them. Some
species will flower in the first year some can take
2/3 years before they appear. Ox eye daisy often
dominates early on
as can poppies in the first year.
Every season can be different even when it is the
same mix in the same field. Hopefully the pictures as
follow give you a flavour of what can work (and also
sometimes when it doesn’t work the way you
expect.)
To see a larger
image of the picture click on the image in
question
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The following are not wild flower pictures but
wildlife pictures sent in by one of our customers in
Scotland , enjoy.
   
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This sequence of four pictures gives you an
idea of the benefit of preparation and how in some
season’s things can establish very quickly. The
sequence of the pictures are autumn 05,april 06
May 06 an finally July 06,
   
We have now had a couple of pictures from this meadow
in its second year and it demonstrates how much they
can change from year to year.
 
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The following example is of in some season you will
see at least two different species dominate in one
year. First red Campion and then Ox eye daisy.
 
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The following are photographs taken of
different perennial and cornfield annual species.
   
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The following is where perennial and cornfield
annuals have been sown together on a border.
  
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An example of larger wilder meadow dominated by ox
eye daisy and buttercup
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Examples on red campion and ox eye daisy
 
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Ox eye daisy covering a larger area and dominating in
the 1st year.
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Another dramatic wild flower border
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A case where one species dominates. Field taken over
by wild carrot.
 
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New pictures from one of our customers. Seed was
established last autumn and the flower pictures
taken in May this year. Plenty of ox eye daisies but
Poppies, Cornflower and Corm cockle as well.
  
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Another customer has sent in their before and after
pictures.
 
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