Where to see a great wild flower meadow? Cabinteely park, sown 2000, seed supplied by Design By Nature. Species rich grassland without too many grasses.
Eyebright serves same function as yellow rattle
Euphrasia (Eyebright) The beautiful meadow annual Eyebright behaves like yellow rattle and attaches its roots to grasses and clovers. It is a hemi-parasitic herbaceous annual plant that gains some of its nutrients from the roots of neighbouring plants.
a single pink century, but we found afew other in the meadow
Jim says wildflower meadows are FAR less expensive to maintain than grass in the park, this 3 acre site costs 500 euro per year
species full, is that David Bellemy I can see hiding under the daisy
yellow trefoil and red clover, rattle and carrot, plantain and yarrow
Wildflower seed supplied by Design By Nature in year 2000
A very beautiful Native irish wildflower meadow
Very little wild grass, is a sign of a perfect wildflower meadow
The taller lower meadow, on wetter soil. is left uncut for winter birds to feed and cut in early spring
Wild carrot exploiting a dry section
The straight edge will be softened to make the meadow look more natural
Proof positive, that tall wildflowers can be grown on fertile soil, tall wildflowers grow where the lawns fertility flows into the wildflower meadow.
Wild marjoram growing on an acid soil, due to the influence of the lawns runoff
Eyebright galore
A species rich wildflower meadow out of a packet, 11 years old, seed supplied by Design By Nature, www.wildflowers.ie
Extending the meadow so that the overall maintenance is reduced, this section will be planted with fruit trees and wildflowers
a wildflower!
Another wildflower Grower
A student, not a wildflower grower
