Hay meadow restoration for more wildflowers and greater biodiversity with a secret helper!

[@3JL]

Hello from the Pacific Northwest of the USA, I'm glad that you too have discovered the usefulness of planting on mole hills! I've been doing so as well - and also for the sake of increasing local wildflowers in former pasture land. Moles are excellent allies, indeed.

[@carlospinheirotorres9499]

Thank you 🌼 this is so wholesome

[@paulbonanno1984]

Interested to see your method for cutting the meadow to encourage plant diversity and animal habitat in the space. I have seen a lot of conflicting advice and you are in a similar climate to our meadow.

[@theviewfromtheclouds]

We hope to publish that video in the next month or so. I hope it will be useful to you.

[@peterellis4262]

I've been watching our site metamorphosize as I've cleared some area for our house construction and creating some open area for kitchen gardens. Today I identified timothy grass and helleborine. I've not planted either of these, American Fireweed is another that has arisen strongly, likewise pokeweed and mullein. Watching and waiting to see what is in the seedbank of what has been a woodland for nearly one hundred years is an interesting game ;)

[@theviewfromtheclouds]

Sounds very interesting. I had a look at your videos - looks like a great place you have.

[@marymcandrew7667]

We are introducing wildflowers and some not wild, into our orchard area. It's all tall wild grass that we put paths through. So we're digging up patches and getting the turf out and transplanting in daisies, digitalis, orange hawkweed (fox and cubs), feverfew, Yarrow, lupines (good nitrogen fixer), teasel, poppies etc. I had yellow rattle seeds but never got them planted, not sure if they're still viable but will test them this spring. I've not heard of sneezewort before, is there a source to get their seeds from?