Create a Garden of Wild Flowers

Published on May 7, 2011 by admin   ·   No Comments

Create a Garden of Wild Flowers

A wild flower plant is different in comparison with a pot grown flower, it is like its name suggests, wild. In order to make them survive in your garden, you must simulate the wild, natural conditions that the plant was used to while it was in the jungle. In order for you to do that successfully, you have to be observant of the environment where it was initially growing and also the soil it was growing on.

The point is to imitate the individual environments ideal for each types of wild flower, the examples will give you a rough idea about the job. The Dog-Tooth Violet grows surrounded by wind-flowers in nature; therefore you should plant them both in close proximity to each other for sustaining that piece of natural environment. The hepaticas grow in open places in the wild and in rich, loose soil, so transplant them in similar conditions simulated in your garden. When you do pick the plant, pick it in such a manner that some soil clings to its roots so that you can later plant it with some its own soil.

Wild flowers are sensitive if removed from their initial place of growth; ready the garden well before picking these flowers from their place in the woods. The soil in your garden where you are planning to plant your new wild flower should be rich and dark. It should not be water-logged but rather should have a good drainage system under the ground to properly simulate the natural conditions. Wet the soil with enough water to make it moist enough for the upcoming plants. Adding leaf-mold is also helpful for the wild plants. It is not a bad idea to actually dig deep and place some stones under your flowerbed, cover the stone up with soil and then cover the soil up with soil from the forest to complete the bed.

Arrange your garden in such a way that your garden receives a continuous flow of beautiful and radiant wild flowers through out the season till its end. The Hepatica and Saxifrage can be your choice for the month of March. Columbine and Wild Geranium should be your choice for the month of April and choose violets, Jack-in-the-pulpit or the bloodroot for May. Next comes the month of June, Foxgloves and mullein along with bellflower would decorate your garden for the month of June. Butterfly Weed is often the choice for the month of July while the rest of the season is dominated by Queen Anne’s lace, Turtle heads and Asters. These are certain flowers of the wild that can light up your garden with their magnificent bloom, but they are not the only ones, a lot of others are also there, so select well and select wise.

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