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How to Make a Wildflower Meadow: Tried-And-Tested Techniques That Really Work

Review Look at James Hewetson-Brown's How to Make a Wildflower Meadow, which is a good down-to-earth mix of information and examples, including meadow turf and green roofs.

--Stephen Anderton, The TimesJames Hewetson-Brown knows how to make wildflower meadows Ð his turf was used for the London Olympics and several Chelsea Flower Show gardens.

In the most comprehensive guide to creating a meadow I've ever seen, he discusses the pros and cons of using seed, the merits of adding annuals and how to keep the display going for as long as possible.

His book leaves us with no excuses not to try creating meadows of our own. --Kate Bradbury, BBC Wildlife MagazineFor those who want to create meadows on a larger scale, new British publisher Filbert has just released How to Make a Wildflower Meadow, by James Hewetson-Brown.

This is a comprehensive guide to making and maintaining all kinds of meadows, with extensive advice, and more than two dozen case studies.

These include wildlife meadows, wildflower roofs, community schemes and the meadow stage-set created for Danny Boyle's 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.

--Jane Powers, The Irish Times About the Author James Hewetson-Brown was an arable farmer before he diversified into making wildflower turf products for gardeners and garden design professionals.

His pragmatic approach to making meadows which brings quick, reliable results has been adopted by leading garden designers.

Flowering meadows are appealing to gardeners and valuable for wildlife, but they can be difficult to establish. This book will change all that with its pragmatic yet eco-friendly advice. Gardeners and landscape professionals alike will relish James Hewetson-Brown's common sense approach. There is no need to be an expert on habitat planting or plant ecology just follow the step-by-step techniques. Using seed, plug plants, bulbs, and roll-out turf, you can establish meadow the same year you plant it. The book includes 30 case studies that describe successful meadow plantings alongside paths, utility areas, and ponds and in mixed borders, orchards, green roofs, sloping banks, and containers.

Interviews offer a fascinating insight into the the installation process and the pleasures of living with a wildflower meadow.

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Consumer review about How to Make a Wildflower Meadow: Tried-And-Tested Techniques That Really Work :
Comprehensive coverage of subject with good pictures of the stages of wildflower field, meadow 'small area's development .(Read more)