Wildflowers flowing across your garden make a stunning garden feature and this is regardless of you having a garden that is rolling acres or only a few metres.

All you need is a section of lawn that stands in an open, sunny site and you can transform it into a wonderful wildflower meadow. This will not only provide cover and in some cases food for wildlife it is easy to maintain than an average lawn and you have a selection of a large choice of wildflowers that will last from spring to beginning of autumn.

The lawn
Laws that are low in nutrients are perfect for planting; however, to further keep nutrient levels low stop using weed killers and fertilizers and mow the lawn often, remove grass clippings immediately to stop further nutrients from feeding back into the soil.

The Planting
This is the perfect time to start planting your wildflowers as plug plants. When choosing the type of flowers you want, apart from taking into consideration the colour scheme and personal preference look at the condition of your soil to see what will grow best. For the best natural look arrange your wildflowers into groups and mark out the distance between them making the pattern you desire in your lawn. Cut out a round core of soil from the lawn using a trowel, drop a handful of natural compost into the hole, plant the plug, cover and then spread it with leaf mould before water it carefully.