How to Create a Wildflower Meadow

Hi all - thanks for tuning in... We had a quick chat about how we created our pollinator wildflower meadow, using only native seeds. The transformation has been amazing bringing in pollinators and wildlife.
Thanks again... Aum

[@dankeener3307]

Nice job! It is fun to see the fruits of your labor. In our suburban community we’ve been adding more native plantings. We think this is responsible for the 14 known bird nesting sites on 4 of our properties. Lots of pollinators as well. Thx for converting your turf to meadow and making the earth a better and more beautiful and more functional habitat for wildlife and people too.

[@AumsAcre]

Thank you so much!!! There’s definitely a good feeling about it! We see a ton of wildlife everyday!

[@hivicar]

Letting this really brilliant steward of that beautiful PA spot- just thoughtfully recall the process slowly, is a skill as well.

[@AumsAcre]

Thank you so much… I learned a lot during the process. It started out in my mind differently, and ever up being what nature wants. Thank you 🙏 for watching. ☮️

[@bluepooolmr]

Great stuff! From Nebraska and in year 1 of converting my turf into native Prairie. The result has been better than I expected..... I'm looking forward to killing more turf.

[@AumsAcre]

Yesssss! Can’t wait to see the progress and results. Keep us updated! Good luck. If you have any questions let’s us know.

[@AumsAcre]

How’s it going?

[@bertsadventures9974]

This is fantastic! I recently purchased a property in Pike County near Lake Wallenpaupack and I have some open space that I want to turn into meadow. Great tips. Thank you!

[@AumsAcre]

our pleasure! Good luck with your project and if you have any questions Id love to help. We just did an install in New York the past couple weeks!

[@markrostien6143]

Great info. I've started converting lawn to meadow and woods just a short distance away at the western edge of delaware cty and this gives me hope, lol.

[@downtempolounge]

That’s fantastic!!! Wish you luck in your venture! If you have any questions I’d love to help if I can.

[@AumsAcre]

That’s so great!!! The experience is amazing and rewarding for all living creatures.

[@bill8985]

Such a great video and great advice. I've been on a journey for quite a while to kill my lawn and this inspires me

[@AumsAcre]

Thanks so awesome!!! Thank you for watching! Good luck! 🍀👍

[@Insure57]

awesome job!

[@AumsAcre]

than Thank you so much! So magical!

[@salviabuckwheats7434]

Inspiring. Thank you.

[@AumsAcre]

Thank you for watching - theres no thistle or multi-flora Rosa, or any invasives behind me. We do however have some mares tail (native, but problematic), and also some mugwort ( which is problematic as well). We manually pull when we see plants in the meadow that will out compete the natives. In the beginning there was a bunch of maintenance, but not so much any more. I hope you subscribe and follow along as we like to update the meadow progress. 🙏

[@TheVeteranFiles]

Oh shit!

[@downtempolounge]

Thx

[@AumsAcre]

thx hoss!

[@saeedrahimi9722]

Nice Work! Who do recommend to provide this type of service in the Twin Cities, MN area, please?

[@AumsAcre]

Thank you so much! I’m not sure if Archwild services out there, but they are the best! archewild.com

[@AumsAcre]

Btw they have a sister company called Wildlawn - facebook.com/share/p/tU6FL9Cjn2uQY1pH/?mibextid=WC7FNe

[@jackcondon3574]

How do you cut back a meadow? I have a garden tractor and was curious if I can do it woth that

[@AumsAcre]

Once a year. In Spring. Lots of beneficial bugs overwinter in some hollow stems. I’ve manual cut back with pruners to 4 inches, takes a long long time. But you can set tractor to 4/6 inches that way too. That’s what I did this year. You can you a weed trimmer, powerful one with thick gauge or those steel blades too. The other alternative is to not cut it back. Nature never cuts back it’s Meadows, so that’s probably the best way. It just depends on how tidy you want to keep things. I let mine go pretty long this year until I cut it back. Hope that helps and good luck. Let me know how it turns out. 🙏🙏🙏

[@stingingmetal9648]

Whats the reality of taking a lawn and turning it into wildflowers?

[@AumsAcre]

It’s actually not hard. The reality is it takes patience and researching what thrives in your own mini ecosystem. I would observe your surroundings and check out what grows natively already. That’s a good place to start.