When you picture a meadow, you may imagine a large expanse of grass and wildflowers in a faraway wilderness. However, you can bring the beauty of a meadow to your backyard, or even to a flower box on the roof of your apartment building. Mike Lizotte, author of Mini Meadows: Grow a Little Patch of Colorful Flowers Anywhere around Your Yard, defines a meadow as “a place that isn’t necessarily dominated by grasses but that includes all kinds of plants, both native and not, perennial and annual.” Mini meadows have a more natural look than the manicured flowerbeds in front of many homes, and are also easier to maintain. Here are the steps you need to plant a beautiful meadow no matter where you live.
Plant both annuals and perennials to create a cut-lower meadow. “There’s nothing more satisfying than going out and cutting a fresh arrangement of lowers for the dinner table,” writes Lizotte.
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