Romantic or Realist - Establishing A Wildflower Lawn or Meadow: Re: Re: Glad I found you

» Barbara Bell - Re: Re: Glad I found you

In response to message posted by Cercis:

Last year I planted one of those pre-seeded wildflower mats along the front edge of our sidewalk in front of the house. The flowers grew wildly with cosmos leading the group - growing six feet high! But they were all annuals and I didn't expect to see them this year.

So we planted the shrub roses I've always wanted along that same patch of yard. You guessed it, the "annuals" had reseeded themselves and now the cosmos (again, 6 feet high and flopping over from the weight of their stalks) are overrunning the rose bushes! Poppies, gaillardia, and daisies also popped up.

The cosmos are visually arresting, but I will have to remove them (and the soil where the seeds reside?) and hope they don't come back again next year. The roses need to see daylight!

-- posted by Barbara Bell