A meadow instead of an English lawn: This is natural and brings life into the garden
Are you sad that bees, grasshoppers, beetles and butterflies are disappearing from Czech nature? Give them a home in your garden. You can start by ditching the carefully manicured English lawn in favor of a classic, traditional garden full of meadow flowers and herbs.
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A meadow instead of lawn has the advantage that you don’t have to worry about it. Meadow plants are content with nutrient-poor soil; they do not require fertilization. We only treat them after sowing when they emerge. Mature plants no longer need to be watered regularly; they cope with the summer drought much better than a short-cut lawn because the soil beneath them does not dry out as much.
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With a lawn you no longer need a lawnmower. After the daisies finish blooming, cut them off with a scythe. You can then repeat the mowing once or twice a year as needed. And why do they mow? The scythe is the most gentle way to prepare the meadow – it keeps small animals alive for which a motor or electric mower would mean certain destruction. We should mow the meadows gradually so that their little residents always have time to move from the mowed area to new shelters.
We can sow the meadow from mid-April to the end of summer. This is all the easier because today you can usually find seeds for flower meadows, including mixes specifically for dry or wet locations, as well as mixes with certain types of charming annual plants and herbs. Many of them are suitable for self-sowing, so you don’t have to repeat sowing in future years.
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Let the natural beauty of daisies, cornflowers, daisies, bluebells, rattlesnakes, yarrow and poppies shine through in the garden, creating a home for small insects that are in sharp decline in our country. You do something for nature and your garden also receives the special charm of bygone times.