{"id":136152,"date":"2023-05-01T22:58:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T15:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-joy-of-nurturing-a-wildflower-meadow-letters\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T23:09:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:09:02","slug":"the-joy-of-nurturing-a-wildflower-meadow-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-joy-of-nurturing-a-wildflower-meadow-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"The joy of nurturing a wildflower meadow | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nBarrie Dale on how he has cultivated an \u2018authentic\u2019 wildflower meadow, and Stuart Wallace on No Mow MayRe Alys Fowler\u2019s article (Here\u2019s why we should stop weeding. Learn to love our dandelions and brambles, 26 April), since the early 1980s I have been cultivating two-thirds of an acre of grassland as an \u201cauthentic\u201d wildflower meadow \u2013 no bought-in seeds or plants, no chemicals, no power tools. It is now home to many wildflowers. There are also nettles, docks, brambles, thistles, goose-grass etc, but I cull these daily during the growing season so that they are ever-present but never dominant. I am also looking after two-thirds of an acre of woodland on a similar basis, and this is home to a wide range of animals, insects and birds. I compost all my cuttings, capturing several tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.Barrie DaleCharney Bassett, Oxfordshire\u2022 No Mow May, what a great idea (\u2018No Mow May\u2019: UK gardeners urged to let wildflowers and grass grow, 28 April). The report quoting the charity Plantlife goes on to say that mowing less often reduces petrol consumption and produces less CO2 emissions. I go one step further and use a hand mower \u2013 no emissions and it\u2019s good exercise.Stuart WallaceWimbledon, London Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/may\/01\/the-joy-of-nurturing-a-wildflower-meadow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The joy of nurturing a wildflower meadow | Letters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Barrie Dale on how he has cultivated an \u2018authentic\u2019 wildflower meadow, and Stuart Wallace on&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-zq0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":136533,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardeners-urged-to-keep-it-local-when-creating-a-wildflower-meadow\/","url_meta":{"origin":136152,"position":0},"title":"Gardeners urged to \u2018keep it local\u2019 when creating a wildflower meadow","date":"May 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Experts say neighbourhood varieties will suit an area\u2019s pollinators, and that caution is needed when buying generic seed mixes Gardeners hoping to establish a wildflower patch in their gardens should be wary of generic seed mixes and stick to local blooms to best serve wild pollinators, experts have said.Conservationists\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":149892,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/country-diary-a-tiny-wildflower-meadow-with-bespoke-bee-habitats-kate-bradbury\/","url_meta":{"origin":136152,"position":1},"title":"Country diary: A tiny wildflower meadow with bespoke bee habitats | Kate Bradbury","date":"March 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hove, East Sussex: Last spring was a washout, but this year \u2013 after a few home improvements \u2013 my garden is buzzingI sit in my front garden, which is surely a contender for world\u2019s smallest meadow \u2013 a tiny square, rich with native grasses, primroses,\u00a0lungwort, crocuses and the last\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":171834,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/homes-for-sale-in-england-with-great-gardens-for-parties-in-pictures\/","url_meta":{"origin":136152,"position":2},"title":"Homes for sale in England with great gardens for parties \u2013 in pictures","date":"May 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r From a farmhouse with a wildflower meadow to an award-winning London flat with a neat garden for al fresco dining Continue reading...\r \r Source : theguardian.com\r Read more...Homes for sale in England with great gardens for parties \u2013 in pictures","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28113,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-fowler-why-arent-my-wildflowers-blooming\/","url_meta":{"origin":136152,"position":3},"title":"Ask Alys Fowler: why aren\u2019t my wildflowers blooming?","date":"October 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r What\u2019s up with my poppies and cornflowers? 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