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Welcome to the Wildflower Garden
Hello and welcome to the Wildflower Garden, brought to you by the nature charity Plantlife. Here, we want to celebrate our wild flowers and help you make the most of growing them in your own garden.
Our top 12 spring wildflowers for the garden
Our top 12 spring plants recommended for the wildflower garden
How to sow seed
How to sow seed? Whilst the easy answer is "do what it says on the pack", here's 10 tips to give your plants a helping hand...
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Growing Wild Flowers With Children
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How To Grow Wild Flowers
Wildflowers and plants for a wet or damp part of the garden
What are the best wildflowers and wild plants for a damp or wet part for the garden? Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner Barley Wilson chooses her 9 best flowers for a wetland garden
Say no to the mow – a mini-meadow in your garden
Why not leave a patch of lawn un-mown and see what comes up? It's an easy way to create a mini-meadow.
The contemporary wildflower garden
Wildflower gardens are unkempt and a bit scruffy, right? Well, they don’t have to be. There’s a place for wild flowers in modern contemporary gardens too.
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Best UK plants for structure in the garden – plus how to do topiary
Some of our best plants for structure in the garden are UK native species. Here's our guide to native trees and shrubs that give shape and form to the garden.
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Wildflower Garden plant selector
What wildflowers can you grow in your garden? Use our free tool to select wildflowers that are right for you, then download your list. Want something for the border? Or that awkward patch of shade? Or maybe the pond? Your new wildflower garden starts here.
Peat-free gardening tips and making peat-free compost
Why gardening without peat is important and the top plants for a peat-free garden
Wild Flowers And The Environment
Gardening for wildlife
It's estimated that there are 16 million gardens in the UK. That’s a lot of land with which we can be gardening for wildlife. Found out how you can do your bit...
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Wild Flowers And The Environment
Mike Dilger on how to start a wild garden from scratch
BBC One Show presenter and author Mike Dilger describes how he made a wildflower meadow in his garden.
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How To Grow Wild Flowers
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6 top plants for the wildflower garden
Favourite wild flowers and plants to grow in the wildflower garden.
Buy genuine wildflower seeds
Buy from this exclusive range of genuine wildflower seeds and some of the profits go to wildflower conservation
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How to make a wildflower meadow
Making a wildflower meadow area in your garden can be a great way to attract wildlife, is beautiful to look at and you don't necessarily need loads of space. Here are some tips and advice to get you started on a wildflower meadow in your garden.
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Why grow wildflowers?
There are hundreds of native wild flowers to grow in your garden, providing colour, structure and scent. In fact some of our best garden plants are native species. Find out more...
How to collect and save flower seeds
Collecting and saving seed is a cheap way to get new plants. It’s also easier than you might think. Find out more...
How To Grow Wild Flowers
#PledgeAPlant
#PledgeAPlant is a commitment to give a cutting, division or seed of a special plant from your own garden to someone else.
5 tips for growing wildflowers with kids
Growing wild flowers with children is a lovely idea. But how to get them interested? Here are 5 tips to get kids and wild flowers together...
Growing Wild Flowers With Children