The wildflower garden is perfect for a rural property, but it can offer a beautiful and relaxing environment even if you live in a city. This type of design encourages wildlife to visit and even make their nests in your garden, bringing you a few steps closer to nature.
The wildflower garden – What species should you choose?
In a wild garden, you can plant a lot of interesting flowers, even those picked up during your hikes through meadows and forests. These plants have a natural, pleasant appearance and, if you choose them according to their growth needs, they will integrate perfectly in any corner of the garden, whether it is in the sun, in the shade or in an excessively humid place.
You must make a plan for such a garden and you should include curved lines, with irregularly shaped flower beds, with diffuse margins – all this to maintain the natural aspect and minimize the evidence of human intervention. As for the built elements, they must be made of natural, rustic materials, such as clinker, brick, natural stone slabs, wood and gravel. Metal or glass can also be used in contemporary-inspired designs – but in such a way that the overall aspect is airy, and provides the impression of weightlessness. You can pick specific species of plants to attract hummingbirds and bees. Find a butterfly wildflower mix to attract beautiful butterflies.
The wildflower garden – Design
To draw the garden plan, first draw the main alleys and only then let the flowers grow freely. The alleys can be paved with small gravel, which will highlight the wild beauty of the plants, while the terrace can be paved with uneven granite deck or slabs. If you have a lawn, opt for a Roman lawn in which the grass is mixed with small flowers. In areas where the traffic is not very intense, you can plant bulbs of spring flowers such as snowdrops and daffodils. They can be completely trimmed with the lawn but only in May, at least two weeks after the last flower has gone.
Many gardeners also use wild flower beds on the edges of their land, or on the border with other types of landscaping. Small gardens of wild flowers can also be grown indoors, in pots. If you want, you can also create bumps of soil that you can cover with wildflowers.
When choosing the wildflowers you want to use in your garden, take into account the climate in your area and pick up native plants.
Ponds and garden waterfalls
In a wild garden, a pond or a waterfall built as naturally as possible can be an important attraction. The flowing water with its sweet crystalline sound can increase the feeling of peace and relaxation.
If you want to imitate a green oasis on the shore of a pond, you must choose plants that grow well near a water source, such as water lilies or water hyacinths.
Remember that natural stones play an important decorative role. Additionally, to complete your little wild paradise, you can place in the middle of your garden a rustic gazebo which will look amazing among all those wildflowers.
